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2026 NDLA Conference Theme: Storytelling
Preconference Speaker Steven A. Guglich is a champion of stories and the people who write
them. He currently serves as an elementary school principal and was
honored as the 2020 North Dakota Principal of the Year. Beyond his role
in education, Steven is the author of the epic fantasy series, The Veil
Saga, and the founder of The League of Young Writers, an organization
that mentors teens in writing and publishing. A husband and father of
four, Steven believes that literacy is the magic that transports us to
new worlds, and he is dedicated to ensuring every student holds the key
to that magic. Schedule The Sched app will soon have a list of events. Check by for more info later in the summer. | Thursday Keynote: Mona Susan Power Mona Susan Power is the author of four books of fiction: The Grass Dancer (awarded the PEN/Hemingway prize) Roofwalker, Sacred Wilderness, and A Council of Dolls (winner
of the Minnesota Book Award and the High Plains Book Award, longlisted
for the National Book Award and the Carol Shields Prize. Fellowships in
support of her work include an Iowa Arts Fellowship, James Michener
Fellowship, Radcliffe Bunting Institute Fellowship, Princeton Hodder
Fellowship, USA Artists Fellowship, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Fellowship, and McKnight Fellowship. Her short stories and essays have
been widely published in journals and anthologies, including The Best American Short Stories series, The Paris Review, The Atlantic Monthly, and Granta.
Power is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe (Yanktonai
Dakota), born and raised in Chicago. She currently lives in Minnesota,
where she's working to complete a new novel. Friday Keynote: Faye Seidler Faye Seidler is an award winning advocate that specializes in suicide
prevention, LGBTQ+ populations, and state data. She was born and raised
in North Dakota and has a decade of experience in community organizing,
public speaking, and professional development training. She is known for
connecting and uplifting others, bringing communities together, and
always keeping hope in focus. |