MEET LOCAL AUTHORS

Authors from McLean County will be stationed throughout Bloomington Public Library on Sunday, November 3 from 2-4pm. Stop by to speak with them about their books and the craft of writing. If you too are a writer, our featured writers will be able to provide tips about the publishing process. This event celebrates National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWrMo) although many genres of books will be represented at the fair. You can find more information about it on the online calendar.

Featured Authors

Pete Alteri

• Heyworth, IL
• Writing areas: Horror, Suspense, Short Stories
• Titles: Creation of Chaos Volume I
• The Dreadful Lives of Enoch Strange

Zighen Aym

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Contemporary Nonfiction: ethnic profiling
• Title: Still Moments

Kaitlin Bergfield

• Normal, IL
• Writing areas: Urban Fantasy
• Titles: Canine
  Canine: Awakenings

Dewhitt Bingham

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Nonfiction
• Titles: Hope Deferred Makes the Heart Sick
  Viola Liuzzo, A True Martyr

Bruce Boeck

• Normal, IL
• Writing areas: Plays

Allen Brokken

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Christian Fantasy
• Titles: Light of Mine

Melissa Davis

• Normal, IL
• Writing areas: Christian Nonfiction
• Titles: Call of the Phoenix: Destined Guardians Book 1
  Rise of the Winged Serpent: Destined Guardians Book 2
  Monsterjunkies: Through the Mortal Veil
  Primordial Code

Lauren Eckhardt

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Adult and Teen Fiction and Fantasy
• Titles: The Remedy Files
  The Last Look
  Enlightened: Evaline’s Journey
  Autumn’s Return

Michael Escoubas

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Poetry
• Titles: Monet in Poetry and Paint
  Steve Henderson in Poetry and Paint

Anthony Feinman

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Graphic Novel / Comics
• Titles: The Magic Press
  Blitz Howser
  Escape in a Dirigible

Phillip Foster & Gary Bussmann

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Nonfiction
• Titles: I’m Not Good Enough
  Parent with an Attitude

Alexander Germanis

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Science Fiction
• Titles: Monarchy’s Shadow

Tegan Giesel

• Normal, IL
• Writing areas: Fiction
• Titles: The Safe Place

Eva Goldschmidt Wyman

• Normal, IL
• Writing areas: Nonfiction & Poetry
• Titles: Escaping Hitler, A Jewish Haven in Chile
  Los poetas y el general / The Poets and the general
  Huyendo del infierno nazi

Courtney Goodwin

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Fantasy
• Titles: Heir of Ashes

Hal Graff

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Mystery
• Titles: Harold Gatewood Mysteries, a 26-volume series
  Davis Finn Mysteries, a 29-volume series

Kathleen Kirk

• Normal, IL
• Writing areas: Poetry
• Titles: Spiritual Midwifery
  The Towns
  ABCs of Women’s Work
  Interior Sculpture
  Nocturnes
  Selected Roles
  

Pamela Purnell

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Nonfiction & Poetry
• Titles: Uplifted
  The Reason Why I Dance
  Soul’s Worth
  Memories of
  You are a Tree to Me
  A, B, Sees of Empowerment for Women
  Praise Song Book of Medleys

Sue Rovens

• Normal, IL
• Writing areas: Suspense
• Titles: Buried
  Track 9
  Badfish
  In a Corner Darkly—Vols. 1 & 2
  

Kyle Schiebel

• Bloomington, IL
• Writing areas: Mystery
• Titles: Hawking’s Grove

Jim Tosh

• Normal, IL
• Writing areas: Poetry
• Titles: A Baby Boomer’s Book of Poems

Vicky VanDan-Pletsch

• Normal, IL
• Writing areas: Children’s
• Titles: Books Can Take You Anywhere

Ellie Wakeman

• Normal, IL
• Writing areas: Fiction
• Titles: Bella Gets Rescued