Hala Alyan is a poet, novelist, memoirist, and clinical psychologist whose literary work explores generational and familial trauma, Palestinian history, and motherhood.

Roxane Gay is an internationally acclaimed essayist, novelist, and cultural critic. Her work has won Lambda Literary Awards, an Eisner Award, and multiple PEN awards.

Carmen Maria Machado is a novelist, memoirist, and short story author. Her memoir, In the Dream House, traces womanhood, queerness, and fairy tales.

Amber Tamblyn is an acclaimed author, actress, director, and political organizer. She’s earned Emmy, Golden Globe, and Independent Spirit Award nominations for her work in TV and film.

Tony Tulathimutte is the author of the National Book Award long-listed novel Rejection (2024) and Private Citizens (2016) named “the first great millennial novel” by New York Magazine.

Esmé Weijun Wang is a New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of The Collected Schizophrenias and The Border of Paradise.

Rachel Yoder is the award-winning author of Nightbitch (2021), a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction and adapted into the 2024 film starring Amy Adams.