| Where: | Indie Authors - Adult Fiction and Nonfiction (Seats 20)  |
| When: | Sun, Mar 16, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
"Empowering Women With Words: Life-Changing Conversations" is the first book in a series, representing 15 authors aged 24-74. The book became a No. 1 Amazon bestseller and won the Reviewer's Choice gold medal for best Humanities/Women's Issues book of 2023-24....
"Maiden of Artemi" is Eloise's debut novel and she's thrilled to introduce and immerse you in her historical fantasy series. While her life has pulled her from one place to another, she’s settled in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, son and two dogs....
The author grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona and graduated from Stanford University. While at Stanford he spent six months studying at Stanford’s campus in Florence, Italy then returned after graduation as Assistant Director of Stanford in Italy....
Marcy Blesy is the author of over thirty books including the popular cozy mystery series: The Tucson Valley Retirement Community Cozy Mystery Series, a hilarious misadventure in amateur sleuthing. Her adult romance mystery series includes The Secret of Blue Lake and The Secret of Silver Beach, both set in Michigan....
I am old, Jewish and queer, and I have used my writing life to illuminate each of my identities and how I've lived them, as well as the ways they, like all identities, fold into one another like origami, making its own distinct and unique shape....
Michael Cohen grew up in Tucson and attended the University of Arizona, but his working life, teaching college English, was in New Orleans and in western Kentucky. He began publishing personal essays after retiring from teaching....
John Foley is a writer, painter and semi-retired high school teacher (he still subs). His YA novels include "Lost Frontier" and "Hoops of Steel," which was named a Book for the Teen-Age by the New York Public Library....
John R. Gentile, an Arizona native, has a diverse background, including SCUBA diving, sea kayaking, rock climbing and wildlife photography. For ten years, he and his marine biologist/artist wife, Katie Iverson, observed and photographed a population of bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of California....
C.A. Gray is the author of three YA Amazon bestselling trilogies: "Piercing the Veil" (magic and quantum physics meet Arthurian legends), "The Liberty Box" (dystopian metaphysics and mind control technology), and "Uncanny Valley" (dystopian coming-of-age with neuroscience and super intelligent A....
BEN MASON …artist… musician… author Ben lives in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, on the site of a 3000 year old Indian village. He creates his songs, art and stories on sacred land, and feels the passage of those who came before him in the stone tools, jasper arrowheads, and clay pottery rising from the Thornton river that runs through his property....
Originally from a small town in northern Minnesota, Melissa now splits her time between the bright lights of Las Vegas, Nevada and the Central Coast of California. Before she gave it all up to chase the crazy dream of publication she worked as a paralegal and a victim advocate....
While growing up in Nebraska, Kirk initially had much more interest in art and illustration than the written word. But he would later discover the enjoyment of reading while in high school. Gifted with a vivid imagination he soon began to experiment with writing and was encouraged by his English teacher to explore short fiction....
Chris Pio draws on over 40 years of experience and involvement as an athlete, coach, SID, official and announcer to share innovative and informative collections of institutional history, sports trivia and fun-filled athletic facts....
"Trouble at the Ashram" is my first book of fiction. As a storyteller, there are many ways to tell a story. I had great times creating stories and characters when I performed in small clubs with my group in NYC....
Molé Mama is a storyteller with a heart as warm as a fresh tortilla and a passion for her family's culinary legacy. She cooks up tales that celebrate the magic of family, the power of food, and the laughter that keeps us all coming back for more....
Gene Twaronite is the author of five poetry collections. His poems have appeared in various literary journals and anthologies. His first poetry book, "Trash Picker on Mars," was the winner of the 2017 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award....
Kait Waterhouse is a fantasy and speculative fiction author. Her debut novel,"A Stirring from the Depths," is a dark romantic fantasy inspired by Celtic folklore. In it, a Selkie loses her coat and must venture into the world of humans to find it with the help of a charming and devious Kelpie who may or may not steal her heart along the way....
Dorothy was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. She retired from the City of Tucson in 2004, after 34 years working in various departments. After retiring, she held various jobs in the hospitality industry and has a passion for the City of Tucson's history....
Jason Zeitler is the author of the novella "Like Flesh to the Scalpel" (Running Wild Press, 2018) and the novel "The Half-Caste" (Polyphony Press, 2023), and his short stories and essays have appeared in the Journal of Experimental Fiction, Midwestern Gothic, Two Thirds North and elsewhere....
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