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Torrey Maldonado

New York City's current and former Chancellors have praised Torrey Maldonado as a top teacher and author. He has taught for over twenty years in his Brooklyn childhood hometown.

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Tina Chang

Tina Chang is the first female to be named Poet Laureate of Brooklyn and is the author of the collections of poetry Hybrida, Of Gods & Strangers, and Half-Lit Houses.

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Ross Gay

Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed…

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Alex Segura

Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which the New York Times called “wittily original” and named an Editor’s Choice.

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Tiphanie Yanique

Tiphanie Yanique is the author of the award-winning poetry collection, Wife; the award-winning novel, Land of Love and Drowning; and a collection of stories, How to Escape from a…

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Tanaïs

Tanaïs (née Tanwi Nandini Islam) is the author of the critically-acclaimed novel Bright Lines which was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, Edmund White Debut…

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UGBA UGBA

UGBA is a poet, playwright, performance artist, and activist. He has performed at the United Nations/UNICEF, Apollo Theater, Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe, and Bowery Poetry Club.

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Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Rachel Eliza Griffiths is a poet, visual artist, and novelist. She is a recipient of the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Award and the Paterson Poetry Prize and was a finalist…

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Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds is an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Jason’s many books include Miles Morales: Spider-Man, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu),…

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Brendan Kiely

Brendan Kiely is the New York Times bestselling author of All American Boys (with Jason Reynolds), Tradition, The Last True Love Story, and The Gospel of Winter.

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