Stop in to Meet the Authors During Christmas in Springboro
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 | 6-9 pm
Jeanne Estridge writes about demons on Hell-bent missions and huge purple guys with antlers and the women who love them. She lives in Huber Heights with her husband of 27 years and a two-year-old Australian Shepherd-Rottweiler mix named Raven.
J. E. Irvin is an educator, a poet, and the author of seven mystery/thriller novels. Her short stories, poems, and essays have appeared in a variety of print and online publications, including Hawaii Pacific Review, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Creosote, The Raven’s Perch, and MockTurtleZine. Irvin, her husband, and their two crazy cats live in Springboro on the edge of a nature park, which serves as inspiration for much of her work.
Charles “Chuck” Locy of Lebanon is a storyteller with an important message, humble sense of humor, and unassuming delivery. New Yorker Magazine cartoonist Mick Shaw says his work “forced me to pay attention. Before you know it, zing! There is the truth wrapped in the merriment of the banter.”
His books Include: What’s in the Well, Comes up in the Bucket and The Amazing Huff. Chuck has also written dozens of songs and performs live.
Samantha Schinder, PhD, writes historical fantasy and magical realism. Her work is represented by the world renowned D4EO agency and her colonial historical fantasy series, The four-volume Deliverance Series, is read world wide with rave reviews. Currently she is working on submitting an Iron Age Celtic fantasy to publishing houses, and in the meantime wrangles her foster puppies between world travels. www.samanthaschinder.com
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 | NOON-6:30 pm
12:30-2:30 pm
Amba Elieff has written poetry most of her life, but began seriously writing during college at Miami University Oxford. She graduated with a Bachelors in English and worked in the corporate world 25 years before deciding to pursue her passions, return to school, start a new career, and publish on social media. Her first book, Maiden Mother Crone, was released in 2022, followed by Domesticated Demons and Naked and Healing. After 50 years in Ohio, she lives in Kentucky with her husband.
J George Jones (Jesse) was an Army brat who travelled extensively before “coming home.” His parents were alcoholics and his mother was diagnosed with MS, but her dream was to be published. Using her as the model for his character, Dr. Tony Navrocec, Jesse began writing. Her terminal disease later contributed to the suspension of his writing career, but he resumed to deal with life traumas. The result is the Chronoverse Sagas, a trilogy set 500 years in the future with the Age of Shaman Warrior Professor Elroy fighting for his planet and people.
CL Pauwels hopes that, as she plows through her sixth decade, she’ll eventually figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. Fatal Errors, the first in a new series, offers a fiery young hacker in southwest Ohio who introduces herself with, “So I’m a hacker – get over it.” But this hacker is a lot more compassionate than she’d have you believe as she sets out to right wrongs that society can’t – or won’t – handle.
Christy Piszkiewicz has always been a storyteller and loves to write legacy and short stories about her life. She is published in Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Edition, 2021 and 2022, as well as in four anthologies, including Real Women Write. She also has two stories in Kitchen Table Stories 2022 cookbook.
Jude Walsh is a writer and creativity coach. She writes memoir, personal essay, self-help, and romance that's published in numerous literary magazines and anthologies, including Chicken Soup for the Soul and True Words from Real Women. She is the author of Post-Divorce Bliss: Ending Us and Finding Me (Morgan James Press). Jude travels frequently, writes daily, and always counts her abundances. www.secondbloomcoaching.com
2:30-4:30 pm
Melissa Hunter is author of the award-winning novel What She Lost, inspired by her grandmother’s life as a Holocaust survivor. Her latest novel, Eight Wishes, is a holiday romance that unfolds over the eight nights of Hanukkah. Her articles and essays have appeared on Kveller.com, LiteraryMama.com, Booksbywomen.org, and The Today Show website, her short stories in the Jewish Literary Journal, and her novella Through a Mirror Clear on TheSame.blog, a literary journal. Melissa works as assistant editor and columnist for The American Israelite, America's oldest Jewish newspaper. When not at her computer, she loves spending time in Cincinnati with her husband and two daughters.
Charles (Chuck) Jacobs is a mystery/suspense/thriller writer and management consultant who enjoys photography, food, wine, and performance automobiles. His stories merge his academic background in math and science with his profession in financial services and a lifelong interest in espionage to create thrillers that speculate on what is "science possible" and how that might affect the human condition. Chuck and his wife live in Ohio with an English golden and a semi-homicidal cat.
Tim Smith is an award-winning, bestselling author of romantic mystery/thrillers and contemporary romance, with 30 published books to his credit. His novels featuring former CIA agent Nick Seven have garnered awards and international critical praise. He is also a freelance writer, blogger, editor and photographer. When he isn’t pursuing those interests, he can be found in the Florida Keys, doing research in between parasailing and seeking out the perfect Mojito.
Steven M. Wuebker enjoys life as a corporate executive, a culinary professional, a retail associate, and a lover of all-things-creative. He writes poetry from a perspective that incorporates everyday nuances, current events, and magical moments with a never-ending hope for the future. He is the author of two books of poetry, Pages Torn From A Plague and Relentless Liminality. While Steven loves traveling the world, he always returns home to southwestern Ohio.
4:30-6:30 pm
Stacy McKitrick fell in love with paranormal romance, decided to write her own in 2009, and found her passion in life. She used to work in accounting, but now spends her time with vampires, ghosts, and aliens. Born in California, she now resides in Ohio with her husband. They have two grown children.
Jeff Ross writes children’s books based on the “The Adventures of Max & Penny." This includes the books: The Burglar, Dog Training Day, Zoo Day, Camping Day and Max's Birthday.
Tim Stonecash grew up in Miamisburg during the 1960s and now lives in Springboro with his wife Kathy. He earned his master’s degree from The University of Dayton and retired from there in 2015. Tim enjoys traveling, studying history, and spending time with his four children, their partners and his two grandchildren.
Tim Smith is an award-winning, bestselling author of romantic mystery/thrillers and contemporary romance, with 30 published books to his credit. His novels featuring former CIA agent Nick Seven have garnered awards and international critical praise. He is also a freelance writer, blogger, editor and photographer. When he isn’t pursuing those interests, he can be found in the Florida Keys, doing research in between parasailing and seeking out the perfect Mojito.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 | noon to 3 pm
Cathy Essinger is the author of five books of poetry -- most recently The Apricot and the Moon and Wings, Or Does the Caterpillar Dream of Flight? from Dos Madres Press. Her poems have appeared in Poetry, The Southern Review, The New England Review, Rattle, Ecotone, Terrain and other journals. They have been nominated for Pushcarts and Best of the Net, featured on The Writer’s Almanac, and reprinted in American Life in Poetry. She was Ohio’s Poet of the Year in 2005 for her book My Dog Does Not Read Plato. She lives in Troy where she raises Monarch butterflies.
Jeanne Estridge writes about demons on Hell-bent missions and huge purple guys with antlers and the women who love them. She lives in Huber Heights with her husband of 27 years and a two-year-old Australian Shepherd-Rottweiler mix named Raven.
Amber Morant is a dark fantasy author who loves writing about fantasy with an East Asian flair. She currently resides in the Dayton area with her two dogs, a screaming cat, husband and son. When not on adventures, Amber spends her time chasing dragons, playing video games, and finding ways to sleep in on the weekends.
Sharon Underwood grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and her "Stories of Iere" are inspired by the island’s rich biodiversity and cultural heritage. After retiring from teaching English as a second language, she began collecting ideas for her books. She has lived many years with her family in Ohio, along with a succession of rats, cats, dogs, ferrets, and at least one tiny frog. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, walking, and bicycling.