Following Festival's postponement, we still recommend the writing on this list–a compilation of new works, old favorites, and award winners from the speakers slated for Festival 2020. Since this list is a sampling of speakers' writings, we encourage you to to use this list as a starting point, and continue to explore their work!
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Kaveh Akbar
Laurie Halse Anderson
Jill Baumgaertner
Sarah Blake
Bryan Bliss
Daniel Bowman, Jr.
Molly McCully Brown
Sharon Garlough Brown
Ayşe Papatya Bucak
Scott Cairns
Jan Carson
Danielle Chapman
Hugh Cook
Kristina Marie Darling
Peter Ho Davies
Adam Day
Kent and Kevin Dixon
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Caitlin Horrocks
Silas House
Laleh Khadivi
Kenneth Kraegel
Min Jin Lee
Paul Lisicky
Layli Long Soldier
Maurice Manning
Bernice McFadden
Sigrid Nunez
Meghan O'Gieblyn
Beth Peterson
Mitali Perkins
Kiki Petrosino
Sigal Samuel
James Schaap
Curtis Sittenfeld
Suzanne Stabile
Randy-Michael Testa
Gwen Vogelzang
Charlotte Jones Voiklis
Emily Wilson
Hilary Yancey