JackGantosJack Gantos has written books for readers of all ages, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to nov…
T. Geronimo JohnsonT. Geronimo Johnson was born in New Orleans. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a former Stegne…
ByronGravesByron Graves is Ojibwe and Lakota. He was born and raised on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, where he pl…
EvanGriffithEvan Griffith is the author of the middle-grade novels Manatee Summer and The Strange Wonders of Roots an…
BenGundersheimerBen Gundersheimer (known onstage as MISTER G) is a Latin GRAMMY Award-winning artist, author and educator…
EmilyHabeckEmily Habeck holds a BFA in Theater from Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts and m…
JasHammondsJas Hammonds (they/she) was raised in many cities and between the pages of many books. They have received…
ChazHaydenChaz Hayden is a YA author and disability awareness advocate. His works include the 2024 release of Diet …
DavidHeska Wanbli WeidenDavid Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota nation, was named by the New York Ti…
DeborahHopkinsonDeborah Hopkinson is the award-winning author of more than 70 books for young readers including picture b…
KevinJohnsonKevin Johnson (aka "Captain Create") is a proud Temple University alumnus, who grew up just south of Phil…
SadeqaJohnsonSadeqa Johnson, a former public relations manager, spent several years working with well-known authors su…
