JENNIFER HOLM--Foster City, CA (Babymouse, Squish, New York Times bestseller, three-time Newbery Honor winner, Eisner Award winner)
MATTHEW HOLM--Portland, OR (Babymouse, Squish, Eisner Award winner)
JARRETT J. KROSOCZKA--Northampton, MA (Lunch Lady, Platypus Police Squad, two-time Children's Choice Award winner)
SARA VARON--Brooklyn, NY (illustrator of Cupcake and Odd Duck)
CECIL CASTELLUCCI--Los Angeles (author of Odd Duck)
CECE BELL--Christianburg, VA (author/illustrator of El Deafo, Bee-Wigged, and Itty Bitty)
JASON SHIGA--Oakland, CA (author of Meanwhile and Empire State--A Love Story (Or Not))
NATHAN HALE--(author of the Hazardous Tales series, illustrator of the Eisner Award-nominated Rapunzel's Revenge and its sequel, Calamity Jack)
JEFFREY BROWN--Chicago (author/illustrator of the Jedi Academy series and the upcoming Lucy and Andy Neanderthal)
THE PEANUTS--New York*