Kwame Alexander is an Emmy Award–winning producer, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over forty books, including the Newbery Medal–winning novel The Crossover; the Caldecott Medal- and Newbery Honor winning picture book The Undefeated; The Door of No Return; and J vs. K, which he co-wrote with Jerry Craft. He invites you to visit him at kwamealexander.com and @kwamealexander.

Kitt Thomas, also known as Katelan, is the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of Stacey's Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams and Cape by Kevin Johnson. A first-generation St. Lucian American, Kitt is a two-time NAACP Image Award winner and a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design. Kitt's mission is to celebrate Black culture with their drawings and to encourage inclusion in all forms of art. They live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kitt invites you to find them on social media at @kitt.thomas.art.