RL Walker
R.L. Walker is a middle school teacher from Central/Southern Ohio who grew up in the carnival. She later attended the University of South Florida and received a B.A. in Archaeology, then went on to teach in South Korea. Upon her return she received her M.A. in English Education from Ohio University where she has received Alumni of the Month for her work with writing and her students. Currently, she and her husband are remodeling their historic farm house and she loves to read, write, garden, go hiking, and travel. She gains her writing inspiration from her various life experiences.
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Deidre Sequeira
Deidre Sequeira is the author of Isla Emerged. She resides and teaches in San Antonio, TX. She enjoys reading, karaoke, and late night dinners and coffee at Jim’s diners. She has her B.A. in English with a Concentration in Teaching Certification and is a great proponent of education, especially of the arts and humanities.She began taking writing seriously when she was in the 8th grade, while taking a creative writing class at school. It changed everything for her. She realized that she could contribute to the world of books that she was in love with. It would be many years before she finished a project and got things in line to actually publish, but that year was the start of an incredible journey. She can't wait to see where that journey leads next.
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Lyneta Smith
Lyneta Smith has been intrigued by words ever since she learned to sound out letters from her favorite storybooks as she snuggled in her dad’s lap. As an adult, she’s been known to binge read an entire novel series. When she’s not turning pages or typing on her computer, you can find her down at the local coffee shop, enjoying a locally-brewed latte and conversation with friends.
Her debut book, Curtain Call: A Memoir, won the 2017 Foundation Award for best in nonfiction. Her work has also been featured in many compilations, including several Chicken Soup for the Soul books, and most recently, Feed Your Soul With the Word of God, Collection 1. She is the chief editor of Communicator Academy, a community for writers and speakers. She lives with her husband near Nashville, TN. They’re happy empty nesters who regularly enjoy connecting with their adult daughters and families. You can check out more from Lyneta here:
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Anthony Dunn
Anthony Dunn grew up in Lancaster, Ohio, and learned how to play guitar at age fifteen. He began studying audio/video production just after high school. After two years of college, he formed a rock band called Cross Solder with a fellow high school friend. They went on to record two albums and produce three music videos. Following their dreams, he began to struggle with life inside and outside the band. After six years of performing, the group disbanded and which inspired him to write his first novel called The Dreamer and the Believer. Anthony is currently writing new books while working in the casino business. He lives with his fiancé and two daughters.
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Krysten Lindsay Hager
Krysten Lindsay Hager writes about friendship, self-esteem, fitting in, frenemies, crushes, fame, first loves, and values.
She is the author of True Colors, Best Friends...Forever?, Next Door to a Star, Landry in Like, Competing with the Star, Dating the It Guy, and Can Dreams Come True. True Colors, won the Readers Favorite award for best preteen book and the Dayton Book Expo Bestseller Award for childen/teens. Competing with the Star is a Readers' Favorite Book Award Finalist. Dating the It Guy has been nominated for a RONE award. Krysten's work has been featured in USA Today, The Flint Journal, the Grand Haven Tribune, the Beavercreek Current, the Bellbrook Times, Springfield News-Sun, Grand Blanc View, Dayton Daily News and on Living Dayton. You can check out more of Krysten's works here:
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Don Miller
I am a romantic, with a pesky streak of prankster that surfaces from time to time and I’m surely younger than the calendar says. I’ve been a project person since I was a kid, driven to create things from ideas. This led me into an engineering career, still ongoing, and has stoked a long-lived yearning to write novels.
In 1976, my high school sweetheart Nancy and I wed. We’ve both always lived in rural west-central Ohio. During the late 1970s and early 1980s we had three children, son, daughter, son. They, along with some special kid-in-laws they’ve brought into the family, have given us seven grand kids at current count and they are delights. I dabbled in writing over the years, and in 2008 committed to give it my best shot. Since then, I’ve published INVITATION, CommonGuy.com, and Two & A Half Minutes and am currently working on a fourth novel. Nancy is always my first critical reader and keeps me from getting too far off track. You can check out more of Don's works here:
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Alexander S. Brown
Alexander S. Brown is a Mississippi author who was published in 2008 with his first book, Traumatized. Reviews for this short story collection were so favorable that it received a reissue as a special edition. His current short story collection, The Night the Jack O’ Lantern Went Out, received bestseller status nationwide on day of release.
Alongside his solitary work, he is the author of multiple young adult steampunk stories. These tales can be found in the anthologies: Dreams of Steam, Capes and Clockwork, and Clockwork Spells and Magical Bells. His more extreme pieces can be found in the anthologies: Luna’s Children, Primal Fears, Southern Haunts, and State of Horror: Louisiana Vol 1. Brown is the screenwriter, producer, and actor of two short films, The Acquired Taste, directed by Chuck Jett and, Granny’s House, directed by Chris Copeskey. His hobbies include confrontational spoken word poetry and photography. You can check out more of Alexander's works here:
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Misty Mount
"I read because my grandmother showed me how to immerse myself in books for recreation, relaxation or even as a coping skill.
I write because my head is filled with daydreams and I like to choose the endings." Misty Mount has written since age five and was first published at fourteen. By day she's a caregiver, wife, and mother to a young son but during the quiet hours of night she becomes a novelist. You can check out more of Misty's works here:
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LJ Evans
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Angela Shroeder
Angela Schroeder is a multi-genre author. Her works range from Christian Contemporary to Young Adult Fantasy to Children’s picture books. Writing has always been a part of her life, a way for her to express herself. Growing up in a large family in Iowa she always wanted to travel the world, to discover new places and people. Through her writing she can do all of this and take you on the adventure with her.
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Josephine Rascoe Keenan
Josephine Rascoe Keenan grew up in Arkansas’s oil patch, El Dorado, city of “black gold,” but is now a resident of Ohio. After working many years in theatre and film as a director and as an actress, during which time she had a feature role in a movie starring Johnny Cash, Josephine launched her encore career as a full-time writer of novels and short stories for young people. On May 2, 2016, Pen-L Publishing launched her debut novel, In Those First Bright Days of Elvis, Book I of a three-book series of YA novels entitled The Days of Elvis. In June of 2017, Pen-L launched the second book in the series, In Those Dazzling Days of Elvis. The third book, In Those Glory Days of Elvis, is coming out in the fall. The March 2016 issue of Cricket magazine features her short story, The Petticoat Skipper, about Mary Greene, one of the first female riverboat captains. In 2007, Cricket published her story, Ohoyo Osh Chisba: The Unknown Woman, about the coming of corn to the Choctaw people. Her poem, A Ride on Grandpa’s Foot appeared in Modern Maturity magazine in August 2005. Three of her plays have been produced in regional theatres: Friends, and Life’s a Butter Dream, both of which toured with Artreach Touring Theatre; and The Center of the Universe, a three-act play chosen as a winner of Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati’s New Play Contest.
When not writing, Josephine enjoys oil painting, (the cover art for her books is her own work), square dancing, and cooking Southern dishes, such as hot water cornbread, little lady peas, and grandma’s champion peach cobbler. Check out more of Josephine's works here:
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E. W. Skinner
Emily Skinner named both her book series after her daughters. Marquel was named after her daughter, Marquel. St. Blair was named after her daughter, Blair. Emily was extremely pleased to see the famous actor Eric Roberts starring in the book trailer for Marquel. Emily wrote dramatic poetry and short stories as a child. Emily was a staff writer for the Clearwater Sun Newspapers. Emily is currently a sales rep and hopes to step away from that position to focus on writing full time. Emily currently resides in Florida with her husband. Emily was mentored by Harry Whittington, whom she met while working for the Clearwater Sun Newspapers. Emily has written skits for several cable access television shows. Emily was a terribly slow reader as a child. Her favorite book was Charlotte’s Web .
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