WIK Faculty included author Janice Hardy, editor Ruta Rimas, agent Courtney Miller-Callihan, associate editor Bethany Strout, agent Sally Apokedak, and author Candice Ransom among others. R. Gregory Christie led the Illustration sessions with Prescott Hill.
Other esteemed faculty included National Book Award Finalist Deborah Wiles and author Kerry Madden, as well as Lou Anders, Irene Latham, Alison Hertz, Sarah Frances Hardy and Katie Anderson.