Sunday, September 7th 11am CT - North Stage LaTanya Lane (she/her) is a writer and performer. She is a company member with 2nd Story, a two-time alum of the Voices of Our Nations Arts writers' workshop, and winner of the 2018 Diverse Worlds Grant from the Speculative Literature Foundation. You can learn more about LaTanya ... Read more

Sunday, September 7th 11am CT - Plymouth Court Stage Juan Martinez is the author of the novel Extended Stay (Camino del Sol/University of Arizona Press, 2023) and the story collection Best Worst American (Small Beer Press, 2017). He lives near Chicago and is an associate professor at Northwestern University. His work has appeared most recently ... Read more

Sunday, September 7th 11pm CT - Center Stage Jacob Grant is an author, illustrator, and Dad who makes picture books. He is a winner of the prestigious Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustration Exhibition, and he's also an ok kids soccer coach. Jacob lives with his family in Oak Park, Illinois, where he can be found ... Read more