Margaret Atwood
Award-Winning Author
Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. Her novels include Cat’s Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, and the MaddAddam trilogy.
Speakers
Meet the voices shaping the future of literacy education at NCTE 2026.
Opening General Session
Photo: Ruven Afanador
Saturday General Session
Photo: Paul Smith
LeVar Burton
Actor, Director, Producer, Educator & Literacy Advocate
Join us Saturday morning for a fireside chat with LeVar Burton, the actor, author, and former Reading Rainbow host.
Speaker information for this category coming soon.
College Section Luncheon
Photo: Bella Wang Photography
Natasha Singer
Author & New York Times Technology Reporter
New York Times reporter Natasha Singer has covered technology in schools for more than a decade and is the author of the forthcoming book Coding Kids: Big Tech’s Battle to Remake Public Schools.
Children’s Book Awards Luncheon
Photo: Dave Clendenan
Megan Clendenan
Orbis Pictus Award Winner
Author of Just In Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and Cities: How Humans Live Together, writing at the connections between history, society, and the environment.
Photo: Joe Cicchese
Brittany Cicchese
Orbis Pictus Award Winner, Illustrator
Illustrator of The Kitten Story: A Mostly True Tale and No More Señora Mimí, drawn to capturing emotion above all else.
María Dolores Águila
Charlotte Huck Award Winner
Chicana poet and author from San Diego whose novel-in-verse A Sea of Lemon Trees won the Charlotte Huck Children’s Book Award and was named a Newbery Honor Book.
Speaker information for this category coming soon.