Dorothea Benton Frank
Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. She divides her time between the New York area and the Lowcountry. She is the author of several bestselling novels, including Sullivan’s Island, Plantation, Isle of Palms, Shem Creek,...Alan Cumming
A beloved and award winning star of stage, television, and film—“one of the most fun people in show business” (Time magazine)—Alan Cumming is a successful artist whose fearlessness and diversity are unparalleled. His childhood, however was marred by the heavy rule of...
Doris Downes
Panel Guest Doris Downes is a fine artist specializing in paintings on the subject of Natural History. She has a joint degree in Art History and Fine Art. In addition, she is an author for the United Nations affiliated organizations- The African Conservation...
James Patterson
Honorary Chairman In January 2010, the New York Times Magazine featured James Patterson on its cover and hailed him as having “transformed book publishing.” In the last decade, James Patterson has sold more books than any other author (according to Bookscan), and in...
Founder
Lois Cahall
Honorary Chairman
James Patterson
Board of Directors
Matthew Burditt
Lois Cahall
Mark W. Cook
Advisory Board
Maxine Demko
Scott Eyman
Andrew Gross
Leigh Haber
Morris Saffer
Robert Shalhoub
Margaret Wilesmith
"In memory of Stuart Woods"