Karin Tidbeck – Telling a beautifully rendered story can be frightening, emotional, and inspiring in any language
Daniel Jose Older – Bringing new life to iconic characters
Marko Kloos – A wild side of Science Fiction
Ursula K. Le Guin – Reminding us that there is room in the literary world for intelligent, thoughtful, creative women.
A. G. Riddle – Reminding us that beauty will find a way through the destruction
Issac Asimov – The Father of the Robotic Laws
Christopher Paolini – Reminding us to work hard to achieve our goals
Neil Gaiman – Reminding us to Dream (even when they are scary)
Aaron Bunce – reminding Us that historical research makes beautiful stories with strong character and settings
Robert Frost – Reminding us that it only takes a few words to make something beautiful
Stephen King – Reminding us that it’s beautiful to be afraid (sometimes)
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