Past Speakers

Many well-known authors, poets, and illustrators have spoken at past Reading the World Conferences. Below you will find a list of the keynote speakers who have appeared at each of our past conferences, all of whom have had a significant impact in the world of children's literature. We are honored that they have been able to join our celebrations.

Reading the World XI Theresa Breslin | Michael Cart | Sarah Ellis | Marilyn Nelson | Rosemary Wells | Junko Yokota Read speaker bios >>

Reading the World X Alma Flor Ada | Ashley Bryan | Sarah Ellis | Naomi Shihab Nye | Doris Orgel | Peter Sís | Leslie Tryon | Rita Williams-Garcia | Laurence Yep | Jack Zipes Read speaker bios >>

Reading the World IX Joseph Bruchac | Ashley Bryan | Debra Frasier | Darwin Henderson | Yuyi Morales | Teri Sloat | Jane Yolen Read speaker bios >>

Reading the World VIII Alma Flor Ada | Matthew Gollub | Linda Sue Park | Katherine Paterson | Joyce Carol Thomas | Tony Watkins | Ed Young Read speaker bios >>

Reading the World VII Alma Flor Ada | Arnold Adoff | Jaime Adoff | Ibtisam S. Barakat | F. Isabel Campoy | Nikki Grimes | Nancy Garden | Ruthanne Lum McCunn | Pat McKissack | Suzanne Fisher Staples | Junko Yokota Read speaker bios >>

Reading the World VI Alma Flor Ada | Ashley Bryan | F. Isabel Campoy | Minfong Ho | Cynthia Leitich Smith | Greg Leitich Smith | Suzanne Fisher Staples | Ruth Starke | Ruth Stotter Read speaker bios >>

Reading the World V Alma Flor Ada | Leo and Diane Dillon | Ana Maria Machado | Gerald McDermott | Pat Mora | Naomi Shihab Nye | Hudson Talbott Read speaker bios >>

Reading the World IV Alma Flor Ada | Theresa Breslin | Carmen Diana Dearden | Nancy Farmer | Carolivia Herron | Thacher Hurd | Virginia Euwer Wolff | Jack Zipes | Lisbeth Zwerger Read speaker bios >>

Reading the World III Alma Flor Ada | Ashley Bryan | Nikki Giovanni | Ken Mochizuki | Anne Pellowski | Gayle Ross | Gary Soto Read speaker bios >>

Reading the World II Alma Flor Ada | George Ancona | Michael Lacapa | Allen Say | Junko Yokota | Jack Zipes Read speaker bios >>

Reading the World I Alma Flor Ada | Arnold Adoff | Ashley Bryan | Virginia Hamilton | Herbert Kohl | Simon Ortiz | Jack Zipes Read speaker bios >>

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