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Chris Abani
NYT Bestselling Novelist
Nigerian-born Poet
PEN Freedom to Write
Elizabeth Acevedo
Performance Poet & Novelist
National Book Award
National Slam Champion
FYE: The Poet X
Diane Ackerman
NYT Bestselling Author
Naturalist, Essayist, Poet
FYE: Zookeeper's Wife
FYE: The Human Age
Ekiwah Adler-Beléndez
Mexican Poet
Disablity Advocate
Love on Wheels
Osama Alomar
Acclaimed Syrian Author
Flash Fiction/Poetry
Fullblood Arabian
The Teeth of the Comb
Molly Antopol
Short Story Writer
The UnAmericans
5 Under 35 Honoree
O. Henry Prize
Simon Armitage
U.K. Poet Laureate
Forward Prize, UK
Translation: Sir Gawain
Lyricist: The Scaremongers
Peter Balakian
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Memoir: Black Dog of Fate
Memoir: Armenian GolgothEssays on Social Thought
Coleman Barks
Acclaimed Poet
Premier Translator of Rumi
Hummingbird Sleep: Poems
J Hollister Interfaith Award
Samiya Bashir
Acclaimed Poet Field Theories
Finalist Lambda Lit Award
Mixed Media Readings
Ellen Bass
Award-winning Poet
Beloved Teacher
Lambda Lit Award
Bestselling Nonfiction Author
Frank Bidart
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
National Book Award
NBCC Award-winner
LGBT Themes
Eula Biss
Nonfiction Writer
Essayist & Critic
NBCCA Winner
FYE: On Immunity
Sherwin Bitsui
Native American Poet
Structure in Ecopoetics
PEN Open Book Award
Poems: Flood Song
Richard Blanco
Inaugural Poet Laureate
Cuban-American Writer
Gay Rights Advocate
FYE Memoir: Los Cocuyos
Amy Bloom
NYT Bestselling Novelist
Short Story Writer
Novels: Lucky Us • Away
National Magazine Award
Daniel Borzutzky
Award-winning Poet
National Book Award
Translator from Spanish
Immigration Politics
Julian Talamantez Brolaski
Native American Poet
Its Pronoun is It
Poems: Of Mongrelitude
Jericho Brown
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
NBA Finalist
Gay Rights Advocate
The New Testament
Mahogany L. Browne
Poet, Performer & Activist
YA & Children's Author
Black Girl Magic
Augusten Burroughs
NYT Bestselling Memoirist
Running with Scissors
Lust & Wonder
Stephanie Burt
Critic, Poet & Essayist
NBCC Award Finalist
LGBTQ Themes
Bonnie Jo Campbell
Bestselling Novelist
Short Story Writer
Once Upon A River
American Salvage
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Mexican Poet & Translator
Immigration Advocate
LGBTQ Themes
Tina Chang
Acclaimed American Poet
Brooklyn Poet Laureate
Literacy & Education
Race, Culture, Identity
Chen Chen
Chinese American Poet
T. Gunn Gay Poetry Award
Issues of Immigration
Issues of Identity
Geffrey Davis
Award-winning Poet
Finalist Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
Issues of Family & Addiction
Kwame Dawes
Ghana-born Jamaican Poet
Novelist and Essayist
Emmy: LiveHopeLove
Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius
Natashia Deón
Acclaimed Novelist
Faith in Writing
Immigration Attorney
Novel: Grace
W. S. Di Piero
Distinguished Poet
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Personal Essays: City Dog
Art Essays: Out of Eden
Bryan Doerries
Social Impact Theater
Graphic: The Odyssey of...
Translator of Ancient Greek
FYE: The Theater of War
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
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
Cornelius Eady
Poet, Lyricist, Playwright
Co-Founder of Cave Canem
Hardheaded Weather
Rough Magic: Lit Band
Katja Esson
Documentary Filmmaker
Cantineros de Cuba
Poetry of Resilience
Skydancer (Mohawk Life)
Bernardine Evaristo
Award-winning Novelist
Booker Prize Winner
Activist for Inclusion
Percival Everett
Acclaimed Novelist
Dos Passos Prize
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
Beth Ann Fennelly
Acclaimed Poet & Essayist
Micro-Memoirist
Mississippi Poet Laureate
On Motherhood
Nick Flynn
Bestselling Memoirist
Award-winning Poet
Homelessness & Addiction
Film, Art & Music Hybridity
Carolyn Forché
NBA Finalist
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
Carrie Fountain
Award-winning Poet
YA: I’m Not Missing
NPR Podcast Host
Josh Fox
Director of Gasland Films
How to Let Go & Love
LennonOno Peace Award
Experimental Theater
Margalit Fox
Award-winning Journalist
NYT Former Senior Writer
Art of the Obituary
Mary Gaitskill
Acclaimed Fiction Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Novels: Veronica • The Mare
Short Story: Don't Cry
Forrest Gander
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Ecological Poetics
Novelist & Essayist
Translator from Spanish
Cristina García
Cuban-American Writer
Novelist & Poet
Young Adult Author
Novel: King of Cuba
Alex George
Bestselling Novelist
Unbound Book Festival Founder
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
Jorie Graham
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Forward Prize
Environmental Advocate
Poems: Place • Sea Change
Sara Gruen
NYT Bestselling Novelist
Water for Elephants
Animal Rights Advocate
Keynote Speaker
Isabella Hammad
Award-winning Novelist
Palestine Book Award
O. Henry Prize
5 Under 35 Honoree
Nathalie Handal
Poet & Playwright
Nonfiction & Travel Writer
Dislocation, Home & Exile
Arab American Book Award
Joy Harjo
US Poet Laureate (2019-20)
NAMMY winning Musician
Essays: Soul Talk, Soul...
FYE Memoir: Crazy Brave
Saidiya Hartman
MacArthur “Genius” Award
Distinguished Literary Scholar
Cultural Historian
African American Studies
Terrance Hayes
Distinguished Poet
MacArthur "Genius" Award
National Book Award
Visual Artist
Juan Felipe Herrera
US Poet Laureate (2015-17)
Performer & Activist
Children's & YA Books
Brenda Hillman
Acclaimed Poet
Griffin Poetry Prize
Environmental Advocate
Non-Violent Activist
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
Noah Hutton
Filmmaker
Deep Time (ND Oil Boom)
Bluebrain Project (Science)
More To Live For (Cancer)
Major Jackson
Acclaimed Poet
NBCCA Finalist
NAACP Image Finalist
Poems: Roll Deep
Jonathan M. Katz
Award-winning Journalist
Political Writer
Haiti, Epidemic, Disaster
FYE: The Big Truck That...
Douglas Kearney
Acclaimed Poet
Mixed Media Readings
CLMP Firecracker Award
Race, Culture & Identity
Ted Kooser
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
United States Poet Laureate (2004-2006)
Essays & Childrens Books
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
Li-Young Lee
Chinese American Poet
Poetry of Resilience
Poems: Behind My Eyes
Themes: Faith & Exile
Nikola Madzirov
Award-winning Poet
Macedonian Poetry Prize
Remnants of Another Age
Themes: Exile & Refugees
Taylor Mali
Performance Poet
Education Advocate
What Teachers Make
Bouquet of Red Flags
Dawn Lundy Martin
Poet, Critic, Essayist
Video Artist & Performer
Kingsley Tufts Award
LAMBDA Literary Award
Hisham Matar
Pulitzer Prize for Memoir
Acclaimed Libyan Novelist
Issues of Exile
Fathers and Sons
Airea D. Matthews
Award-winning Poet
Beloved Teacher
Race, Culture & Identity
Women's Issues
Heather McHugh
Distinguished Poet & Critic
MacArthur "Genius" Award
Griffin Prize: Translation
Founder of CareGifted
Erika Meitner
Poet & Essayist
Social Critic
Jewish Book Award
Motherhood, Race, Identity
Dunya Mikhail
Iraqi Poet & Memoirist
Arab American Book Award
Sumerian Writing
The War Works Hard
Rajiv Mohabir
Indo-Carribbean Author
Award-winning Poet
Essayist & Translator
LGBTQ Issues
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
Valzhyna Mort
Acclaimed Belarusian Poet
Translator of Slavic
Collected Body
Factory of Tears
Sir Andrew Motion
UK Poet Laureate (1999-09)
Dylan Thomas Prize Winner
Biographer and Novelist
Autobiographical Prose
Daniyal Mueenuddin
Pakistani-American Author
Short Story Writer
Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Eileen Myles
Acclaimed Poet and Novelist
Art Journalist and Essayist
Lambda Pioneer Award
LGBTQ Activist
Marilyn Nelson
Poet-as-Historian
Frost Poetry Prize
YA: American Ace
Children: Snook Alone
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Asian-American Poet
Poetry & Nature
Poems: Lucky Fish
Pádraig Ó Tuama
Acclaimed Irish Poet
Theologian and Mediator
Peace & Reconciliation
LGBTQ Inclusion
Meghan O’Rourke
Award-winning Memoirist
Acclaimed Poet
Essay & Criticism
Issues of Grief & Healing
Ladan Osman
Somali-born Poet
Essays on Race
Issues of Immigration
Gender & Displacement
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
Patrick Phillips
Poet & Nonfiction Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Award-winning Translator
FYE: Blood at the Root
Rowan Ricardo Phillips
Award-winning Poet
Literary & Visual Art Critic
Translator from Catalan
Katha Pollitt
Poet, Essayist, Writer
NBCC Award for Poetry
Columnist for The Nation
PRO: Abortion Rights
Francine Prose
NYT Bestselling Author
Fiction, Nonfiction, Essay
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Reading Like A Writer
Ernesto Quiñonez
Acclaimed Novelist
Bodega Dreams
Oral Storyteller
Latino Trendsetter Award
Claudia Rankine
Poet & Playwright
NYT Nonfiction Bestseller
NBCCA & Forward Prize
FYE: Citizen
Vaddey Ratner
NYT Bestselling Novelist
Khmer Rouge Survivor
Refugee and Exile Issues
FYE: Shadow of the Banyon
Alberto Ríos
Mexican-American Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Poet Laureate of Arizona
Culture & Identity
Robin Robertson
Acclaimed Scots Poet
Forward Prize Winner
Translator of Transtromer
New Version: Medea
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
George Saunders
NYT Bestselling Writer
Man Booker Prize Winner
MacArthur "Genius" Award
FYE: Tenth of December
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
Award-winning Memoirist
Acclaimed Story Writer
New York Times Essayist
When Skateboards Will...
Philip Schultz
Pulitzer Prize winning Poet
Acclaimed Memoirst
Jewish Topics
FYE: My Dyslexia
Tim Seibles
Acclaimed Poet
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Race Relations
Virginia Poet Laureate
Vijay Seshadri
Indian-born Poet
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Poems: 3 Sections
Essayist & Reviewer
Charles Simic
Yugoslavian-born Poet
Pulitzer Prize Winner
United States Poet Laureate (2007-2008)
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
Michael Thomas
Novelist & Memoirist
IMPAC Dublin Award
Novel: Man Gone Down
Memoir: The Broken King
Gioia Timpanelli
Renowned Storyteller
Acclaimed Fiction Writer
American Book Award
Sometimes the Soul
Daniel Torday
Acclaimed Novelist
Short Story Writer
Essayist & Critic
Jewish Book Award
Natasha Trethewey
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
United States Poet Laureate (2012-2014)
FYE: Native Guard
Brian Turner
Acclaimed Soldier-Poet
Memoirist & Essayist
Crystal Valentine
Poet, Educator & Activist
Nat’l Poetry Slam Finalist
Queer Intersectionality
NYC Youth Poet Laureate
Mai Der Vang
Acclaimed Hmong Poet
W. Whitman Award-winner
Themes: Exile & Refugees
Poems: Afterland
Juan Gabriel Vásquez
NYT Bestselling Novelist
Columbian Journalist
Acclaimed Translator
Int'l IMPAC Dublin Award
Jenny Xie
Chinese American Poet
W. Whitman Poetry Award
Immigration & Dislocation
Poems: Eye Level
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...
Javier Zamora
Salvadoran Poet
The Migrant Experience
Themes: Exile & Refugees
Poems: Unaccompanied
Raúl Zurita
Acclaimed Chilean Poet
Poems: Purgatory
