Alison Bechdel is a graphic novelist and cartoonist whose memoir, Fun Home, has been adapted into a Broadway musical. Her self-syndicated serial, Dykes to Watch Out For, ran for 25 years.

Camonghne Felix is a poet, essayist, and cultural worker whose art is informed by her experience as a political strategist on Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign.

R.O. Kwon is a novelist whose books explore Korean-American identity, religion, sexuality, and intimacy. Her most recent novel, Exhibit, was named a Vogue’s Best Books of 2024.

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

Junauda Petrus is a creative activist, writer, playwright, and performance artist. The Stars And The Blackness Between Them won the 2020 Coretta Scott King Honor Book Award.