Wichita Public Library's Local Author Day returns Saturday, August 10 at the Advanced Learning Library. Local Author Day celebrates local writing talent and invites local authors to meet new fans and for readers to learn about authors in Wichita.
A writer's panel will take place from 10:30-11:30 a.m., and from 2-4 p.m., an author expo featuring dozens of local authors will provide an opportunity for residents to meet authors and purchase their work.
Local Author Day: Writer's Panel
Saturday, August 10: 10:30am - 11:30am
Advanced Learning Library - Allison Dondlinger Children's Gallery
Local Author Day is back for another year! As part of our festivities, a panel of authors will share their experiences with writing, publishing, and marketing themselves, not to mention all the ups and downs of publishing a book. Let their experiences inspire and motivate you on your writing journey.
Local Author Day
Saturday, August 10: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Advanced Learning Library - Conference Center
Local Author Day is back for another year! Meet Wichita's diverse array of local authors at Wichita Public Library's Local Author Day.
Writer's Panel Guests
Julia Fabris McBride
Julia Fabris McBride is Chief Civic Leadership Development Officer of the Kansas Leadership Center, a certified coach and co-author of three books, the When Everyone Leads (Bard Press, January 2023), Teaching Leadership: Case-in-Point, Case Teaching, and Coaching and the brand new Your Leadership Edge Teacher Companion. At KLC, she oversees teacher and coach development and created three professional programs for leadership developers, including an Advanced Leadership Development Intensive that has drawn people to Wichita from five continents. Before taking up the art of leadership development Julia trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and enjoyed a fun and varied career as an actor in Chicago. She lives amidst the Kansas tallgrass prairie, where she and her sculptor husband enjoy hosting retreat-seekers, artists, birdwatchers and railroad enthusiasts.
Grant Snider
Grant Snider began drawing and writing before he knew what he was doing. Soon it was too late to stop. He is the author and illustrator of a dozen picture books and graphic novels, including POETRY COMICS, ONE BOY WATCHING, and I WILL JUDGE YOU BY YOUR BOOKSHELF. Grant's work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Best American Comics, and all across the internet. He also has a day job as an orthodontist. You can often find him carrying a sketchbook, lost in his own thoughts.
Jillian Forsberg
Jillian holds a master's degree in public history from Wichita State University and a bachelor's degree in communication and history from McPherson College. Her research on little-known historical events led her to discover the true story behind her first novel, The Rhino Keeper.
Jillian's historical research has been published in academic journals and she was the editor for Wichita State's The Fairmount Folio. Her passions lie in the 18th century.
You can find Jillian gardening, browsing the closest antique mall, or reading every label at a museum. She'll most likely be wearing vintage dresses, except when she's at the zoo. Jillian owns a bridal store and has worked in bridal since 2007. She lives in Wichita, Kansas, with her husband, child, and pets. Her second novel is written and she's working on a third.
Author Expo Participants
Adult
Fantasy
- Amy Avery
- Matt Calhoun
- Angel Edenburn
- Esper
- Evilsangel
- Abigail Linhardt
- The Viking
- A.C. Williams
General Fiction
- Sonny Collins
- Gretchen Eick
- Stan Finger
- Deborah Linn
- Kansas Authors Club District 5
- Julie Stielstra
- Roy Stucky
- Bonnie Tharp
General Non-Fiction
- Air Capital Press LLC
- D. A. Chadwick
- Orin Friesen
- Jen Hemphill
- Greg Kalkwarf
- Emily Schneider
- Donnis Slusser Crane
- Carmaine Ternes
Historical Fiction
- H.B. Berlow
- Jillian Forsberg
- James McDonough
Inspirational/Religious Fiction
Inspirational/Religious Non-Fiction
- Sue Dewan
- Dan Ferguson
- Johnna Kolar
- Marissa McCrary
- Rebecca Renkema
- Marian SyWassink Vavra
- Ruby Tobey
Adult, Continued
Memoir
- Gail Goolsby
- Tammy Hader
- Reggie Jarrell
Mystery
- Michael Graves
- Lois McKnight-Theis
- Katherine Pritchett
- Gage Sears
- Anna St. John
Poetry
- Curtis Becker
- Arlice Davenport
- Robert L. Dean, Jr.
- Nicolette Ellison
- Amanda Elsbury
- Linzi Garcia
- Michael Poage
- Kevin Rabas
Romance
Science Fiction
- Kenneth Buff
- Mark Landon Jarvis
- E. L. Morrow
- Michael Mosier
Self-Help
Western
Children
Fantasy
- Jessie Fishel
- Robert Sandifer
General Fiction
- Fran Borin
- Jamie Briggeman
- Michelle Downing
- Aaron Fowler
- Dana McCall
- Uriah McCall
- Aida Servin
- Linda Zeigler
General Non-Fiction
Memoir
Self-Help
Teen
Fantasy
- Arden Erimitis
- Tamara Grantham
- Kimberly Grymes
- K. Marie Powell
- A. J. Valdois
General Non-Fiction
Historical Fiction
Poetry
Science Fiction
- Kyra R. Croninger
- Jared Vaughn
Author Signup & Waiting List
UPDATE: The signup list has been filled. You can put your name on the waiting list. We will contact you if a space opens up.
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