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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Robin Yocum was born in Steubenville and grew up in the Eastern Ohio village of Brilliant. He is well known for his work as a crime and investigative reporter with the Columbus Dispatch from 1980-1991. He was the recipient of 30 local,Continue reading “Yocum, Robin”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Merrill Wyatt grew up in Wauseon, Ohio where she spent way too much of her childhood poking around her grandmother’s Victorian house, looking for ghosts and waiting for the antique dolls to come to life. Since she never found any ghosts andContinue reading “Wyatt, Merrill”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Carmella Van Vleet is a former teacher who’s been writing full-time for almost twenty years. Speaking Engagements Carmella speaks about the writing and publishing process. Audience: Youth or Adult. Please visit this link for more about Carmella Van Vleet’s speaking.   [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_columnContinue reading “Van Vleet, Carmella”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton has authored 45 books in the trade, educational, craft, and Christian markets. Sharing her love for reading and writing with schools, libraries, and writer’s groups throughout the world is her passion. She lives in Medina. Speaking Engagements  Laurie’s presentationsContinue reading “Knowlton, Laurie Lazzaro”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Mary Ellis has written twelve award-winning novels set in the Amish community and several historical romances. Before “retiring” to write full-time, Mary taught school and worked as a sales rep for Hershey Chocolate, a job with amazingly sweet fringe benefits. She enjoysContinue reading “Ellis, Mary”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Duffy Brown longed to be Nancy Drew. While others girls dreamed of dating Brad Pitt, Duffy wanted to take Sherlock Holmes to the prom. Today she is a National Bestselling author and conjures up who-done-it stories of her own. She has twoContinue reading “Brown, Duffy”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″] Tanya Anderson is an award-winning author and editor of books for young readers. Anderson is the author of more than thirty books published in children’s and educational book markets. Anderson lives in Springfield, Ohio, part of the year, but retreats to PalmContinue reading “Anderson, Tanya”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Allison Black is originally from Upstate New York. She received her BFA at Syracuse University and has since lived in LA, Minneapolis, and now Columbus, Ohio. Allison’s career started as a product designer for Target, developing a huge range of kid-friendly products. SheContinue reading “Black, Allison”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”] Andrew Welsh-Huggins, a reporter and editor at the Associated Press in Columbus, is the author of five Andy Hayes mysteries featuring an ex-Ohio State and Cleveland Browns quarterback turned private eye. He grew up in Lima, New York, and attended Kenyon College inContinue reading “Welsh-Huggins, Andrew”

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”]   Heather Webber is the author of more than twenty mystery novels, including the Nina Quinn series, and has been twice nominated for an Agatha Award. Heather grew up in a suburb of Boston, but currently she lives in the Cincinnati area withContinue reading “Webber, Heather”