Memoir and Nonfiction

Diane Ackerman

NYT Bestselling Author
Naturalist, Essayist, Poet
FYE: Zookeeper's Wife
FYE: The Human Age

Peter Balakian

Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Memoir: Black Dog of Fate
Memoir: Armenian Golgoth
Essays on Social Thought

Ellen Bass

Award-winning Poet
Beloved Teacher
Lambda Lit Award
Bestselling Nonfiction Author

Jill Bialosky

Memoirist, Poet, Novelist
Professional Editor
Memoir: History of Suicide
Poetry: The Players

Eula Biss

Nonfiction Writer
Essayist & Critic
NBCCA Winner
FYE: On Immunity

Richard Blanco

Inaugural Poet Laureate
Cuban-American Writer
Gay Rights Advocate
FYE Memoir: Los Cocuyos

Augusten Burroughs

NYT Bestselling Memoirist
Running with Scissors
Lust & Wonder

Stephanie Burt

Critic, Poet & Essayist
NBCC Award Finalist
LGBTQ Themes

Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Mexican Poet & Translator
Immigration Advocate
LGBTQ Themes

W. S. Di Piero

Distinguished Poet
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Personal Essays: City Dog
Art Essays: Out of Eden

Mark Doty

Distinguished Poet
National Book Award
NYT Bestselling Memoirist
Dog Years: A Memoir

Andre Dubus III

#1 NYT Bestselling Novelist
House of Sand and Fog
Poverty & Violence Issues

Camille Dungy

Award-winning Poet
NBCCA Finalist in Criticism
Acclaimed Essayist
Women's Issues

Beth Ann Fennelly

Acclaimed Poet & Essayist
Micro-Memoirist
Mississippi Poet Laureate
On Motherhood

Nick Flynn

Acclaimed Poet & Memoirist
Poetry: My Feelings
Film: Being Flynn
Memoir: Another Bullshit...

Carolyn Forché

Award-winning Poet
Poetry of Witness
Human Rights Advocate
Translator: Claribel Alegria

Aminatta Forna

Award-winning Novelist
Acclaimed Memoirist
Issues of War and Peace
The Memory of Love

Natalie Goldberg

Bestselling Author & Poet
Writing Down The Bones
Buddhist Themes
Visual Artist

Adam Gopnik

Int'l Bestselling Author
Memoir and Fiction
Essay and Criticism
The Moth Storyteller

Joy Harjo

US Poet Laureate (2019-20)
NAMMY winning Musician
Essays: Soul Talk, Soul...
FYE Memoir: Crazy Brave

Pam Houston

Acclaimed Novelist
Short Story Writer
Essay Writer
Animals, Outdoors, Nature

Jonathan M. Katz

Award-winning Journalist
Political Writer
Haiti, Epidemic, Disaster
FYE: The Big Truck That...

Hisham Matar

Pulitzer Prize for Memoir
Acclaimed Libyan Novelist
Issues of Exile
Fathers and Sons

Rick Moody

Bestselling Novelist
Acclaimed Memoirist
Essays: Celestial Music
Novel: Hotels of America

Honor Moore

Memoirst, Biographer, Poet
Memoir: Bishop's Daughter
Biography: White Blackbird
Poetry: Red Shoes

Sir Andrew Motion

UK Poet Laureate (1999-09)
Dylan Thomas Prize Winner
Biographer and Novelist
Autobiographical Prose

Eileen Myles

Acclaimed Poet and Novelist
Art Journalist and Essayist
Lambda Pioneer Award
LGBTQ Activist

Okey Ndibe

Nigerian American Author
Novels, Memoir, Essays
Commentator & Humorist
Issues of Immigration

Marilyn Nelson

Poet-as-Historian
Frost Poetry Prize
YA: American Ace
Children: Snook Alone

Meghan O’Rourke

Award-winning Memoirist
Acclaimed Poet
Essay & Criticism
Issues of Grief & Healing

Gregory Orr

Poet, Memoirist, Essayist
Poetry and Survival
How Beautiful the Beloved
Memoir: The Blessing

Molly Peacock

Poet & Performance Poet
Memoir, Biography, Essay
Childless by Choice
Creativity in Later Years

Patrick Phillips

Poet & Nonfiction Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Award-winning Translator
FYE: Blood at the Root

Alberto Ríos

Mexican-American Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Poet Laureate of Arizona
Culture & Identity

Sarah Ruhl

Award-winning Playwright
Essayist, Critic, Poet
MacArthur “Genius” Award
Tony Award Nominee

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

Award-winning Memoirist
Acclaimed Story Writer
New York Times Essayist
When Skateboards Will...

Tracy K. Smith

US Poet Laureate (2017-19)
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Memoir: Ordinary Light
Nat'l Book Award Finalist

Michael Thomas

Novelist & Memoirist
IMPAC Dublin Award
Novel: Man Gone Down
Memoir: The Broken King

Brian Turner

Acclaimed Soldier-Poet
Memoirist & Essayist

Lidia Yuknavitch

Bestselling Novelist
Acclaimed Memoirist
LGBTQ Issues
Misfit's Manifesto

Adam Zagajewski

Acclaimed Polish Poet
Griffin Lifetime Recognition
Essayist & Memoirist
Two Cities: Exile, History...