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CandacyTaylorCandacy Taylor is an award-winning cultural documentarian, photographer, and the author of the bestsellin…
MichelleTeaMichelle Tea is the author of over a dozen books of memoir, fiction, poetry and children's lit — includin…
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R.L. (Rachel)ToalsonR.L. (Rachel) Toalson is the award-winning author of the middle grade books THE COLORS OF THE RAIN, a mid…
ThrityUmrigarThrity Umrigar is the best-selling author of the novels Bombay Time, The Space Between Us, If Today Be Sw…
RaquelVasquez GillilandRaquel Vasquez Gilliland is a Mexican American poet, novelist and painter. She’s most inspired by fog and…
ElisabetVelasquezElisabet Velasquez is a Boricua writer, mother of two children from Brooklyn, New York, now living in Jer…
PriyaVulchiIn sophomore year of high school, Priya Vulchi (she/her) co-founded the non-profit, CHOOSE (chooseorg.org…
Frank XWalkerA native of Danville, Kentucky, Frank X Walker is the first African American writer to be named Kentucky …
CrystalWilkinsonCrystal Wilkinson, a recent fellowship recipient of the Academy of American Poets, is the award-winning a…
IanWilliamsIan Williams is the author of seven books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His book, Disorientation, c…
