Karen Tang, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gynecologist and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon who is an internationally recognized leader in reproductive health. She reaches millions of viewers each month on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube with her educational videos about period health, pelvic pain, and reproductive rights. Dr. Tang has been featured in The Washington Post, Self Magazine, Glamour, NBC.com, and NPR, among others. It’s Not Hysteria is an inclusive and essential new resource for reproductive health.
Dr. Karen Tang will be featured at the following panel:
It’s Not Hysteria: 3:15-4 pm / Calvary Moravian Church
Caroline Palmer is a nonbinary comic creator who tells action-packed stories with heart. Camp Prodigy is their middle grade graphic novel following two kids who navigate anxiety and identity while having fun and forming friendships at their summer orchestra camp.
Caroline Palmer will be featured at the following panel:
Summer Fun & Friendships (suggested for ages 8+): 12:30-1:15 pm / Kids Stage - Winston Square Park
Anita Kelly is a teen librarian and romance author who celebrates queer love in all its infinite possibilities. How You Get the Girl is their new rom-com set in the world of high school basketball that delivers a sapphic romance full of humor and heart.
Anita Kelley will be featured at the following panel:
All the Love, Forever: 1:15-2 pm / Hanesbrands Theatre
Tony Keith Jr. is an award-winning Black American gay poet, spoken word artist, and Hip-Hop educational leader. Tony’s writings have appeared in the International Journal of Critical Media Literacy, the Journal of Black Masculinity, and many others. How the Boogeyman Became a Poet is his debut young adult memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry.
Tony Keith Jr. will be featured in the following panel:
Healing Through Verse: 1:15-2 pm / Mountcastle Forum
Terry J. Benton-Walker writes fantasy and horror for adults, young adults, and children. His books include the young adult series Blood Debts, and he is a contributor to the young adult anthology The White Guy Dies First. His new middle grade series is about finding your inner hero; the second installment, Alex Wise vs. the Cosmic Shift, features a 12-year-old boy leading the charge against the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Terry J. Benton Walker will be featured at the following panels:
Your Inner Hero (suggested for ages 8+): 10:45-11:30 am / Kids Stage - Winston Square Park
Survive the Night (suggested for ages 14+): 12:15-1 pm / Hanesbrands Theatre
TJ Klune is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, Under the Whispering Door, In the Lives of Puppets, and the Green Creek Series for adults, the Extraordinaries Series for teens, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.
TJ Klune will be appearing only on Thursday, September 26 at our ticketed Keynote Opening Event. Click here for details
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