2023 Speakers Kelly I. Aliano David Armand C. Morgan Babst John S. Bak Stacey Balkun Beth Bartley Bryan Batt Charles Baxter Chris Belcher Jaclyn Bethany Scott Billington Neal Bodenheimer Mark Bologna Dr. Robert Bray Tyler Bridges Douglas Brinkley Richard Campanella C.W. Cannon Debra Caplan Stephen Cedars Mark Chesnut Harold Ellis Clark Augustin J Correro S.A. Cosby Brenda Currin Jarvis DeBerry Margot Douaihy Thierry Dubost Marti Dumas Genevieve Essig Brian Fairbanks Rien Fertel Olivia Clare Friedman Caroline Frost Benjamin Gillespie Dirk Gindt Jewelle Gomez John Goodman Stephanie Grace Matt Haines Arthur Hardy Miles Harvey Cheryl A. Head Quin Hillyer Abram Shalom Himelstein Andrew Holleran Oliver A. Houck Sonnet Ireland David Johnson T. R. Johnson David Kaplan Jenny Keegan Thomas Keith Karen Kohlhaas Peggy Scott Laborde emma x lirette Margit Longbrake Richard Louth William Lychack Rebecca Makkai Cammie McGovern Tom Mitchell Michael Nava Nigel O’Hearn Echo Olander Daniel José Older Lee Osorio Barton Palmer Michael Paterniti Sunni Patterson Frank Perez Tom Piazza Felice Picano Freddie Pitcher, Jr. Dixie Poché Karisma Price Dr. John “Ray” Proctor Pam Radtke Katy Reckdahl J.M. Redmann Nathaniel Rich Gary Richards Farrah Rochon Kaitlyn Farrell Rodriguez Bess Rowen Maurice Carlos Ruffin Annette J. Saddik Jacinta R. Saffold Mona Lisa Saloy Christopher Schaberg Timothy Schaffert Henry I. Schvey Chelsey K. Shannon Gregg Shapiro Katy Simpson Smith William Christy Smith Elisa M. Speranza Melissa Lin Sturges David Swatling E.M. Tran Rob Verchick Kerri Westenberg Brittany N. Williams De’Shawn Charles Winslow Peter M. Wolf Kitty Zeldis