| Where: | Indie Authors - Adult Fiction and Nonfiction (Seats 20)  |
| When: | Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Christina Baldwin is a pioneer in personal writing and story. Her fascination began as an avid girl reader and as a journal writer who, at age fourteen, constructed a tiny secret annex in her family’s basement to hide her diary....
Lynn Downey is an award-winning western historian, novelist and short story writer, and her latest works of both history and fiction center around the dude ranch, America's original vacation. She first got interested in the topic when she was working as the Historian/Archivist for Levi Strauss & Co....
Jordyn Eyre is the author of "You're Never the Same." Originally from Texas and having lived in the New Orleans area for 20 years, she has also resided on both U.S. coasts, and currently calls Arizona home where she works in nutrition....
Maurice H. Goldman works in Tucson, Arizona at Goldman & Goldman, P.C. He holds a J.D./M.B.A. from Hofstra University. He graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in journalism. His law practice is focused only on immigration-related matters including employment-based, family-based, asylum, removal defense and other humanitarian-based immigration issues....
Robert Goluba writes adrenaline-fueled action thrillers based in Arizona. He's published three books in the Jason Mulder Thriller Series: "Cartel Hunter," "Reverse Pursuit" and "Strike Back." He was born in Central Illinois, where he attended college, served in the Army National Guard and met his wife....
Growing up with adoptive nisei parents, Susan Kiyo Ito knew only that her birth mother was Japanese and her father was white. Meeting her birth mother in her 20s was only the beginning of her search for answers, history and identity....
Born and raised in Maine, Christopher H. Jansmann spent nearly three decades as a professional IT nerd before recalling a childhood ambition to become an author. He quickly set about correcting that oversight and published his first novel, "Blindsided," in 2020, launching what would become his signature style of blending memorable characters with vibrant locations....
Teresa H. Janssen’s essays and short fiction have appeared in a variety of anthologies and journals, including Zyzzyva, Catamaran, and L.A. Review. Her novel, "The Ways of Water," was inspired by her grandmother's young life in the early 1900's Southwest....
Retired judge Bob Kaster met his wife, Ann, at the University of Arizona in the sixties, where they received their Bachelor’s Degrees. They now live in a rural mountain community in northern California....
Karen’s interest and experience in psychology and therapy inform her writing about individuals who persevere through difficulty and crisis in order to become stronger and accept themselves for who they truly are....
Megan Merchant (she/her) is the owner of the editing, manuscript consultation, and mentoring business Shiversong (www.shiversong.com) and holds an M.F.A. degree in International Creative Writing from UNLV....
Holly D. Morgan is a wife and mother of four. She has a degree in Elementary Education and taught fourth graders they were mathematicians, scientists, historians and writers. It wasn’t until after she left teaching that she realized she, too, was a writer (with some motivation from a friend leading her to accept the call)....
Elhadj Ndoye was born and raised in Senegal, West Africa. In 1995, he removed himself from his own people, language and country to pursue his education in the United States. Elhadj has more than twenty years of successful banking experience in Tucson, and is a University of Arizona alumnus....
James E. Overmyer was the public safety and criminal courts reporter from 1974-1979 for the Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, MA. He regularly reported on felony cases in the Superior Court, including several murder trials....
Donna Rebadow is author of “Wednesdays with Sadie, the Miracle Dog.” This heartwarming book is a story about her life with Sadie, the Miracle Dog. It's about this 78-pound German Shepherd Dog (GSD) who lived a remarkable, heroic life....
Sandra Steinbrecher is a Chicago documentary photographer working on long-term assignments about education, the arts and community development. For nearly two years, she photographed the transformation of the former Morton Salt complex along the Chicago River, chronicled in her recently published book, "The Salt Shed....
Kari Wergeland, who hails from Davis, California, is a librarian and writer. She moved to Oregon at the age of 14 and eventually attended the University of Oregon, where she earned a BA in English. She holds an MLS in Librarianship from the University of Washington and an MFA in Creative Writing with an emphasis in poetry from Pacific University....
Cambria Williams believes that storytelling is limitless, timeless, and transformative. Cambria writes fantasy fiction and contemporary young adult fiction that emphasize the magic of hope and the strength of love....
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