Samuel Sattin

Samuel Sattin is a writer and coffee addict. He adapted the films Wolf Walkers, Song Of The Sea, and The Secret Of Kells to graphic novel format, and is the creator of Glint, Bezkamp, Legend, and The Silent End. He is also the writer of several…

Alex De Luca

Alex De Luca recently broke into the graphic novel world as the writer and creator of Dragon Whisperer.

Vlada Teper

Vlada Teper is a writer and educator from Moldova. Her essays have been featured in Newsweek and on NPR. A former Fulbright Scholar in Russia, Teper is the founder of Inspiring Multicultural Understanding (IMU) Peace Club. With MAs in English…

Simon Shuster

Simon Shuster is a senior correspondent for TIME Magazine based in New York and the magazine's former bureau chief in Berlin, where he covered the former Soviet Union. He is the author of The Fight Is Here: Volodymyr Zelensky and the War in…
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Leslie Absher

Leslie Absher is a journalist and essayist. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Independent, Salon, Huffington Post, Ms., Greek Reporter, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Her father joined the CIA before she was born. When she was…
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Eric Newton

Eric Newton is a writer and media consultant based in Mill Valley. He was an award-winning newspaper editor in California, and led the content team that created the original Newseum in Rosslyn, Virginia. At the Knight Foundation, he developed…
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Janis Cooke Newman

Janis Cooke Newman is the author of Mary; Mrs. A Lincoln, which was USA Today’s Historical Novel of the Year, as well as an LA Times Book Prize Finalist. She is also the author of the historical novel, A Master Plan for Rescue, which was named…

Shereen Marisol Meraji

Shereen Marisol Meraji is a veteran audio producer and journalist who has been telling stories with sound for more than two decades. Shereen helped create NPR’s critically acclaimed podcast covering race and identity, Code Switch. During her…

Leila Mottley

A New York Times Writer to Watch, Leila Mottley is an author native to Oakland, California, with an interest in reflecting on institutional and individual inequity, liberation, and joy through writing. Her debut novel, Nightcrawling, was selected…
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Soleil Ho

Soleil Ho is a columnist and cultural critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. Ho was previously the Chronicle’s restaurant critic, spearheading Bay Area restaurant recommendations through the flagship Top Restaurants series. In 2022, they…