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 essayist, novelist, and social commentator best known for her 2014 collection, Bad Feminist. 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.