The Columbus Children's Book Festival returns to the Chattahoochee Valley with five best-selling authors and illustrators of children's books. Columbus Childrens Book Festival Hosted By Chattahoochee Valley Libraries. Her passion for both writing and chocolate are equally matched, making this book a labor of nothing but love. JASMINE ZUMIDEH NEEDS A WIN is out now; her second young adult book, THE SEARCH FOR US, is coming on 10.24.23. When not writing, they try their best at Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, read an alarming amount of manga, and try to make pasta even a fourth as good as their nonnas. Shannon Watters is the co-creator and co-writer of the award-winning hit comic book series Lumberjanes. She and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, and they have two grown children. Jessica Strawser is editor-at-large for Writers Digest, where in her decade as editorial director she became known for in-depth interviews with such talents as David Sedaris and Alice Walker. In honor of the upcoming Columbus Children's Book Festival, we will explore some of the authors and their books through fun activities and treats. Attendees will enjoy presentations, Q&A sessions, and autographing. The free event will be. Event starts on Saturday, 29 April 2023 and happening at Columbus Public Library, Columbus, GE. Flung Out of Space is her first graphic novel for adults. Adult Nonfiction. As someone born and raised in Canada to American parents, she writes to ensure teens who share her Black & American Muslim dual marginalization see themselves on the printed page. Federico Erebia is a retired physician, woodworker, author, and illustrator. Her shorter works appear in the inaugural reboot of Weird Tales Magazine and horror, dystopian, and other literary anthologies. Her stories of charming, small-town contemporaries often deal with womens issues and female bonding with a focus on diversity. Shes published more than fifty novels since her debut in 2013 and currently writes series as herself, as well as under multiple pen names, for Harlequin, Kensington, Sourcebooks and Crooked Lane Books. Columbus Book Festival. Thank you for your interest in the 5th Annual Columbus Children's Book Festival! She lives in Columbus, Ohio, where she is in her second decade as a skater with Ohio Roller Derby. Kevin Johnson, aka Captain Create, studied screenwriting and filmmaking, graduating with honors, earning a Bachelors of Arts from Temple University. He began writing (very bad) stories as a kid and wrote his first (also very bad) novel in his teens. A former biology academic and lecturer, she currently works in the tech industry and dreams of writing full-time. Therecouldbe a water monster in the Maumee River. Shes been published in Cup of Jo, Eater, Catapult, Sunday Long Read, and more. Her work has appeared in Huffington Post, The Rumpus, and Los Angeles Review of Books, among other publications. Hyde has received fellowships and grants from the Bread Loaf Writers Conference, the Sewanee Writers Conference, The Elizabeth George Foundation, the Lucas Artist Residency Program, the Jentel Foundation, the U.S. Fulbright Commission, and elsewhere. Ariel Delgado Dixon was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. Before writing, Tori performed as an actress, singer, dancer on Broadway, television, and film, and earned a 5th degree black belt in To-Shin Do ninja martial arts. He enjoys brainstorming new books with his wife, New York Times bestselling author Lisa McMann; viewing his son Kilian McManns artwork; and watching his daughter, actor Kennedy McMann, on television. He began teaching private music lessons in Massachusetts in 1989, and then moved to Iowa City, Iowa, in 1999. He has written numerous articles on technology, management and leadership and authored an action novel titled Friday at Four and numerous articles on 60s rock-and-roll for www.rebeatmag.com. She is best known for co-writing and co-creating Lumberjanes and is also the author and creator of the Image Comics series Moonstruck, writer of Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge and Batwoman: Truth and Justice for DC Comics. Erik J. Clark (they/she)is a BFA award-winning editor and Ignyte award winning-writer, and the author of Nebula-nominated novel The Unbroken, the first book in the Magic of the Lost trilogy. Shes written for numerous publications and currently lives not too far from the Sedona vortexes. Wesley Chu is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and the author of The Art of Prophecy, Time Salvager, The Rise of Io, and The Walking Dead: Typhoon. Misty co-authored Play Like a Girl with David Wilson. Originally from the Seattle area where Love Buzz, her debut novel, is largely set, she seeks to tell lighthearted, female-driven stories with diverse characters and strong women who pursue both love and careers. Justine Pucella Winans (they/she)is a queer and nonbinary writer who resides in Los Angeles with their husband and cats. Merrill also works for many childrens magazines like Highlights, Cricket, Ranger Rick, and Humpty Dumpty. Julie Anne writes under the pseudonyms Bree Baker (Seaside Caf Mysteries), Jacqueline Frost (Christmas Tree Farm Mysteries), and Julie Chase (Kitty Couture Mysteries). Kristy is the social media coordinator for Central and Southern Ohio SCBWI. Anyone on or off Facebook The Columbus Children's Book Festival returns to the Chattahoochee Valley with five best-selling authors and illustrators of children's books. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has a masters degree in education from Converse College. Now she writes vivid, cinematic love stories about imperfect people finding their perfect match. Shes a mom of six (three kids, three rescue mutts) and lives in central Ohio with her engineer husband. As a licensed auctioneer, he likes to give back to the community by donating his services to a variety of charitable fund-raising events. Her experimental memoir, HOME BOUND:An Uprooted Daughters Reflections on Belonging, was published viaAstra Housein Fall 2022. When not writing, Katherine hosts the What the Dickens Book Club on Facebook and weekly chats with authors and booksellers at The 10 Minute Book Talk on Instagram. Jenna Miller (she/her) writes Young Adult books about fat, queer, nerdy girls who deserve to be seen and have their voices heard. As the 11th rated woman pe fencer in the US in her age class, she lives with scientist-author-fencer Geoffrey Landi. She lives in Michigan where shes likely to be found trying a new recipe, talking sports with her husband or philosophizing on life with her two teenagers. Jess Montgomery is the author of the Kinship Historical Mysteries, set in 1920s Appalachian Ohio and inspired by Ohios true first female sheriff. A two-time Christy finalist and winner of two 2020 WFWA Star Awards and the 2020 Michigan Notable Book Award, Erin has been a publishing professional for twenty years. She is an adjunct professor in the MFA program at Drexel University, a book critic for NPR, and a freelance writer. She is the author of Darling, Beautiful Sorrows, the Stabby Award-winning Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love, Pretty Little Dead Girls, and Nameless. A member of the Historical Novel Society, Womens Fiction Writers Association, and Tall Poppy Writers. While that background resulted in an eclectic rsum, her passion for reading and writing has never wavered. Amy Spears (she/her) graduated from Denison University with a degree in cinema and creative writing. She lives in New Jersey and is a frequent lecturer on diversity issues. From drawing his favorite comic superheroes to making movies with his dads Super 8mm camera, Kevin became enchanted with the magic of storytelling. Caroline Huntoon (they/them) is an author and educator who writes middle grade and young adult fiction across genres. Lynette Eason is the USA Today bestselling author of Life Flight and Crossfire, as well as the Danger Never Sleeps, Blue Justice, Women of Justice, Deadly Reunions, Hidden Identity, and Elite Guardians series. Columbus Childrens Book Festival Hosted By Chattahoochee Valley Libraries. She lives in Lansing, Michigan, with her husband, Zachary, and their son. He enjoys collecting comic books and working out at the gym stereotypes be damned! and Vera Kelly is not a Mystery, an Edgar Award winner and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, as well as Vera Kelly Lost and Found, published June 2022. Her writing echoes her desire to bring both multiculturalism and multidimensionality to a rich and colorful cast of characters inspired by the magic uncovered in everyday life. Kenneth Kraegel is the author-illustrator of the picture books Green Pants and King Arthurs Very Great Grandson, which was named a New York Times Book Review Notable Childrens Book of the Year, as well as the board book This Is a Book of Shapes and the first chapter book Wild Honey from the Moon. In 2021 he was selected as a Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Fellow. She is a published poet and has also written for a newspaper. Tim Raab played football at Marion Harding High School in central Ohio. As part of its 150 th birthday celebration, the Columbus Metropolitan Library holds its first Columbus Book Festival this weekend with more than 200 authors from a variety of literary genres. To help bring a story to life he will often incorporate the use of puppets and marionettes in his presentations. He co-led various local history tours for over a decade, where he brought dry humor and wit. She was born in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands and grew up in western Massachusetts. COLUMBUS Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) is announcing the featured authors for this summer's inaugural Columbus Book Festival, including its four headliners: Ali Hazelwood, author of Love, Theoretically. 96 S. Grant Ave. Columbus, OH 43215. He serves on the board of the Pan Am Museum Foundation and host the Pan Am Podcast. In college, he studied music composition, before earning a masters degree in film music composition. J.R. Dawson (she/they) has published shorter works in places such as F&SF, Lightspeed, and The Years Best Science Fiction and Fantasy. Eternally impressed at the drive and dedication of food focused entrepreneurs and the continuing commitment of generational family run businesses, Renee strives to successfully share their stories, capturing a curated selection of legacies both established and developing. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, a federally-recognized tribe. Lifelong Franklin County resident Nellie Kampmann works professionally in the field of history. Her work has appeared in various SFF venues, including Tor.com, Uncanny, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Phil Stamper is the bestselling author of The Gravity of Us, As Far as Youll Take Me, Golden Boys, and other queer books for kids and teens. He lives in the Berwick neighborhood of Columbus with his husband Todd Popp and their dog, Gracie. B.L. Audrain previously worked as the publicity director of Penguin Books Canada, and prior to that she worked in public relations. Born in Cameroon, she grew up in France, England, and the United States. Allegra Hyde is the author of Eleutheria and the story collection Of This New World. A graduate of Miami University and The Ohio State University, David Meyers cant seem to keep from writing stuff. When not traveling or writing, Wendy works full-time as the Director of Teaching and Learning at a community college in Ohio. 3. A special reading, made at this year's festival, will . When not doing either of these things, hes probably gardening or hanging out with his cat. Robyn Gigl, the author of the Erin McCabe legal thrillers, is an attorney, speaker and activist who has been honored by the ACLU-NJ and the NJ Pride Network for her work on behalf of the LGBTQ community. Their story collection, Rainbow Rainbow, was published by Catapult in North America and Scribner in the UK. Mercedes lives and works in Las Vegas. He has written for various publications including Cool and Strange Music Magazine Tiki News, Bachelor Pad Magazine, and Tiki Magazine. Ruth P. Watson is the author of Blackberry Days of Summer, An Elderberry Fall, Cranberry Winter, and Strawberry Spring. She has enjoyed a lifelong affair with books and brings that love to her stories. She grew up in Ohio and studied creative writing at the Johns Hopkins University before moving west to Colorado. She makes her home in New Orleans with her husband Paul and assorted small dogs. Brown (he/him) is an award-winning writer based in Philadelphia, PA. His debut Young Adult novel, All Thats Left in the World, was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award, shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize and won the UK readers choice Books Are My Bag award. April 28, 2023 at 6:20 pm EDT COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - As the saying goes, reading is fundamental. Nishanth Injam received an MFA from the University of Michigans Helen Zell Writers Program, where he won the Chamberlain Award and the Frederick Busch Prize in Creative Writing. If shes not tucked away at the little desk in her bedroom writing, you can find her at some kiddo activity, drinking wine, or watching reality TV, usually the last two together. She co-authored You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce with Chiquita Mullins Lee. But not necessarily in that order. She can stare at maps all day and is always looking for new podcasts and shows about true crime. A recipient of three Pushcart Prizes, Hydes writing has also been anthologized in Best American Travel Writing, Best of the Net, and Best Small Fictions. Suzanne Gordon is Senior Policy Analyst at the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute and the author of many books, most recently, Wounds of War: How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nations Veterans. Bart still lives in Iowa City, with an extremely well-stocked refrigerator and the worlds best cat. As a travel writer, his work has appeared on Amateur Traveler, Only In Your State, Columbus Navigator, Columbus: A Book Project, and his blog Travel is Fatal. Hes currently a Tour Researcher and Writer with Shaka Guide and lives in the Columbus area with his family. from Kent State University and currently teaches fourth grade. His work has appeared in The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Georgia Reviewwhich won an ASME Award in fiction for its publication of his workand Catapults Best Debut Short Stories 2021. He is a lawyer and lives in Ohio. David studied comic writing at the School of Visual Art, worked as an interior artist at Double Take Comics, was an inker on Planet of the Apes: Visionaries at Boom! C.L. A native of Portland, Oregon, she now lives in Berkeley, California. Neema Avashia is the daughter of Indian immigrants, and was born and raised in southern West Virginia. His woodwork, furniture, and books have been featured in magazines, newspapers, radio, and television. Timothy G. Anderson is an associate professor of geography at Ohio University. In addition to crafts, games, entertainers and more, you'll have the chance to get an autograph and say hello to: Marc Brown, Christian Robinson, Janet Tashjian, and Jarret J. Krosoczka. Under her given name, she writes the Level Up Your Writing (Life) column for Writers Digest and teaches for Writers Digest University. Originally from Nashville, Tenn., he has lived in Central Ohio for 46 years. The Chattahoochee Valley Libraries offers an invaluable volunteer experience for teens 13-18. Her purrfectly delicious story collection Cosmic Cats & Fantastic Furballs appeared March 2022 from WordFire. She practiced law for four decades. Her students, especially those struggling with their identity and where they fit in, inspired Misty to share her own story. She is a freelance writer and member of Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators, and has written for Upscale, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and other publications. A musical stage play, Blackberry Daze, is based on her debut novel. Parking Map Stay in Touch See What's Happening View Map View Schedule Hosted by Mindy McGinnis is the author of several young adult novels, including The Initial Insult, Heroine, The Female of the Species, and A Madness So Discreet, winner of the Edgar Award. She was chosen as one of the recipients of a two-year, 2021 Highlights Foundation Muslim Storytellers Fellowship. A recipient of the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, she has also been nominated for multiple Pushcart Prizes and earned fellowships in creative writing. (Which might sound boring, but it really isnt. She calls the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series the epitaph of my 30s. A proud native of Detroit, she currently lives in Los Angeles. Amy and Samantha Tucker co-authored Collective Chaos: A Roller Derby Team Memoir. Jane Ann Turzillo has been nominated twice for the Agatha for her books Wicked Women of Ohio and Unsolved Murders & Disappearances in Northeast Ohio. He is a professor in the English and Creative Writing Department at Columbia College, Chicago. Caroline lives with their feisty child, Winifred, in Ypsilanti, MI. His Pepito the Squirrelpicture books were self-published in 2021. Settling Ohio, co-authored with Timothy Anderson, draws from scholars working in archaeology, education, history, geography, and politics to tell a nuanced story about the people and dynamics that reshaped Ohio and determined who would control it. She has received the Spectrum Award, the Phoenix Award, the ALA Rainbow Award and the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as praise from the New York Times Book Review, Time, NPR, LA Times, and Publishers Weekly, among others. Pre-register for Fun at the 2021 Columbus Children's Festival. Everything Pass (Limit 250) $18 - PRESALE ONLY - (Per Person) - $23 value: She teaches Business and Careers classes to middle schoolers. Tamika Burgess is a storyteller with over a decade of novel, TV/film, and personal essay writing. He has also written several picture books, including the award-winning Dirt Boy. When shes not writing, you can usually find her reading fiction about big feelings, trying new recipes with mixed results, or hiking in the Rockies. When shes not spending time with her husband and son, shes usually writing, reading, putting together fairy gardens, or watching happy reality TV (The Great British Bake-Off and So You Think You Can Dance are perennial favorites). Her YA debut, Boys I Know, was both an Indies Introduce and an Indie Next pick, and was featured in The New York Times, Paste, Buzzfeed, and Seventeen. James Birds debut middle-grade novel, The Brave, was a Book Riot Best Book of 2020. COLUMBUS, Ga. ( WRBL) - The Columbus Children's Book Festival returned to the Columbus Public Library this past weekend. Some of her favorite things include: movie nights, mountain air, and pretending she doesnt have a coffee problem. Wyatts hobbies include kayaking and walking in Metroparks. The Next Thing You Know is a People Magazine Pick for Best New Novel (all from St. Martins Press). Eason lives in South Carolina with her husband and two children. Two-time winner of the HOLT Medallion and a Carol Award finalist, Gray lives in Colorado, where she writes full-time, bakes too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her towns bike trail. While her settings may change, you can always count on her books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us. Tara now lives in Seattle with her family where she writes, teaches at Hugo House and works with private clients on manuscript development. All rights reserved. She is the translator of Cesar Airas The Seamstress and the Wind. Free to the public, the festival includes author presentations, art demonstrations, storytelling, puppetry, musical performances, early literacy activities, and autograph . Rosalie Knecht is the author of Relief Map, Who is Vera Kelly? In addition, shes written several Star Wars novels, such as Lost Stars and Bloodline. Amina Akhtar is a former fashion writer and editor. And she has channeled her myriad of experiences into her writing of lighthearted, quirky novels about the oftentimes hilarious human condition. When shes not homeschooling her four kids, she writes historical fiction that takes her readers back in time and across oceans. comics, and publishes independent comics and graphic narratives such as his ongoing series The Everyday. She loves vintage nonsense, cooking elaborate meals, and funny words. He is a co-author of Kahiki Supper Club: A Polynesian Paradise in Columbus, Ohio, the Lost Restaurants of Columbus and Lost Restaurants of Central Ohio and Columbus.
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