Women's Studies

Ellen Bass

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

Amy Bloom

NYT Bestselling Novelist
Short Story Writer
Novels: Lucky Us • Away
National Magazine Award

Mahogany L. Browne

Poet, Performer & Organizer
YA & Children's Author
Black Girl Magic

Tina Chang

Acclaimed American Poet
Brooklyn Poet Laureate
Literacy & Education
Race, Culture, Identity

Natashia Deón

Acclaimed Novelist
Faith in Writing
Immigration Attorney
Novel: Grace

Carol Ann Duffy

Poet Laureate of UK
Playwright
Poems: Bees • Rapture
Children's: The Tear Thief

Camille Dungy

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

Katja Esson

Documentary Filmmaker
Cantineros de Cuba
Poetry of Resilience
Skydancer (Mohawk Life)

Aminatta Forna

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

Mary Gaitskill

Acclaimed Fiction Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Novels: Veronica • The Mare
Short Story: Don't Cry

Natalie Goldberg

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

Sara Gruen

NYT Bestselling Novelist
Water for Elephants
Animal Rights Advocate
Keynote Speaker

Joy Harjo

US Poet Laureate (2019-22)
NAMMY winning Musician
Essays: Soul Talk, Soul...
FYE Memoir: Crazy Brave

Pam Houston

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

Marie Howe

Acclaimed Poet
NYS Poet Laureate (2014)
Speaker on Faith
Kingdom of Ordinary Time

Vanessa Hua

Acclaimed Novelist
Short Story Writer
Asian/Pacific Amer Award
Immigration Issues

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Acclaimed Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
NAACP Image Finalist

Alka Joshi

NYT Bestselling Novelist
The Henna Artist

Keetje Kuipers

Award-winning Poet
Essayist & Story Writer
Culture & Identity
On Motherhood

Deborah Landau

Acclaimed Poet
Anhinga Poetry Prize
The Uses of the Body
The Last Usable Hour

Dawn Lundy Martin

Poet, Critic, Essayist
Video Artist & Performer
Kingsley Tufts Award
LAMBDA Literary Award

Honor Moore

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

Eileen Myles

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

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Asian-American Poet
Poetry & Nature
Barnes & Noble Book of 2020

Alicia Ostriker

Distinguished Poet
Jewish Book Award
Poetry & Spirituality
Poetry & Politics

Molly Peacock

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

Torrey Peters

NYT Bestselling Novelist
LGBTQ Themes
Detransition, Baby

Deesha Philyaw

Acclaimed Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Black Queer Intersectionality

Katha Pollitt

Poet, Essayist, Writer
NBCC Award for Poetry
Columnist for The Nation
PRO: Abortion Rights

Maya C. Popa

Romanian-American Poet
North American Book Prize
Womens Issues
Poetry: American Faith

Francine Prose

NYT Bestselling Author
Fiction, Nonfiction, Essay
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Reading Like A Writer

Roxana Robinson

Shortlist IMPAC Award
Novels: Sparta & Cost
Art Scholar & Ecologist
Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life

Sapphire

Bestselling Novelist
Performance Poet
Social Justice Activist
FYE: Push | Film: Precious

Emily Skillings

Acclaimed Poet & Teacher
Feminist Intertextualities
Nature & the Environment
Poetry: Fort Not

Maggie Smith

Award-winning Poet
Good Bones (viral poem)
Poetry & Nature
Faith, Spirituality, Healing

Natasha Trethewey

Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
United States Poet Laureate (2012-2014)
FYE: Native Guard

Crystal Valentine

Poet, Educator & Activist
Nat’l Poetry Slam Finalist
Queer Intersectionality
NYC Youth Poet Laureate

Tamara Winfrey-Harris

Acclaimed Writer