2026 Presenters
Cheree Alsop
Writer
Karl Beckstrand
Author-Illustrator, Publisher
Steve Capone, Jr.
Writer, Publisher
Elizabeth Copps
Literary Agent
Rosalyn Eves
Writer
Samantha Hastings
Writer
Amanda Jones
Writer
Cindy King
Poet, Editor
Dana LeCheminant
Writer
Allison Hong Merrill
Writer
Andrew Pixton
Writer, Poet
Joanna Reeder
Writer
Jo Schneider
Writer
Hillary Slaughter
Writer
Elizabeth Suggs
Writer, Editor
Jessica Tvordi
Writer
Sam Weller
Writer, Editor
Lyn Worthen
Writer, Editor
Andrea Batt
Poet
John Belk
Poet
Haley Cavanagh
Writer
Nathaniel Darkish
Writer
Becca Lee Gardner
Writer
Stephanie Jaeger
Writer
Bill Kershisnik
Screenwriter
C.R. (Sylvia) Langille
Writer, Editor
Taffy Lovell
Writer
L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Writer
Lucy Tayco Price
Writer
Kaela Rivera
Writer
Adam J. Sherman
Writer
Georgia C. Smith-Johnson
Knowledge Bearer
Tyler Tarter
Writer
Chadd VanZanten
Writer, Editor
Kelly Fae Wilson
Writer
Bryan Young
Writer, Filmmaker
Mick Batt
Writer
Simmons Buntin
Writer, Poet, Editor
M.T. Christen
Author, Publisher
Danielle Beazer Dubrasky
Poet
Jared Garrett
Writer
Janet Sumner Johnson
Writer
Nicole Kimzey
Writer
Caryn Larrinaga
Writer
A.M. (Amanda) Luzzader
Writer
Iris Moonflower
Poet, Writer
Jonathan Reddoch
Writer, Editor
Anders Roseberg
Writer
Jennifer Sinor
Writer
Mindy Strunk
Writer
Aly Kay Tibbitts
Writer, Book Artist
E.B./Elaine Vickers
Writer
Johnny Worthen
Writer