Latinx Heritage Month Speakers

From literary powerhouses to investigative journalists, these motivational speakers educate, connect, and inspire audiences on Latinx and Hispanic experiences, including identity, culture, immigration, and popular culture.

Kali Fajardo-Anstine

National Book Award Finalist and author of Sabrina & Corina

Jean Guerrero

Award-winning multimedia reporter and author of the memoir, Crux

Cristina Henríquez

Critically acclaimed author of The Book of Unknown Americans

Dan-el Padilla Peralta

Princeton University professor and author of Undocumented

Matt de la Peña

New York Times bestselling author of books for children and young adults

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Francisco Cantú

Former US Border Patrol Agent and author of The Line Becomes a River

Junot Díaz

Author of New York Times bestsellers The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and This is How You Lose Her; winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Carlos Andrés Gómez

Poet, speaker, educator and advocate for healthy masculinity

Lauren Markham

Journalist and author of The Far Away Brothers

Eduardo Porter

Economics reporter at The New York Times and author of American Poison

Javier Zamora

Memoirist, poet, and author of Solito