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

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.

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.

Kevin Wilson is the author of five novels, including bestsellers Nothing to See Here and Now Is Not the Time to Panic. His 2025 novel, Run for the Hills, was called “a touching and generous romp of a novel” by the NYT.