Read, Write, Ignite! Local Author Expo

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If you are a local (Arkansas and the Ozarks) author and would like to participate You can fill out the registration form or e-mail Jamie at jamie.v@baxlib.org to register for a table.  If you would like us to include information about you and your book please email a short description we can also include.

Everyone is welcome to visit with local authors, ask questions, get inspiration, buy a signed copy of a book without registration.  

Some of the local authors who will be in attendance include:

Michelle Underwood author of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Rocky Ridge Farm: A Detailed Look Behind the Scenes by Michelle Underwood. Michelle is also the author of 2 Children's books. A Lion's Roar in a Can and Claire (The Awesome, Amazing Adventurer) Goes on Safari.

Merrilyn Scott author of Peace by Piece; My Quilting Journey.  Dozens of brief essays capture Merrilyn's quilting journey and related spiritual lessons.  

Delilah Dewey, author of the Riverbend series including Lana's LeapPlanting Jasmine, and Keeping Kat.  "Riverbend Falls is a yummy place for fans of clean feel-good romance stories that let you feel all the feels."

Steven Huffine, author of The Cemetery.

Chuck Clark, author of The Way Love Goes: 27 Keys to a Happy Marriage and Meaningful Relationship.

Michael, researcher, translator, and editor of The Eternal Book of Truth - The New Testament Scriptures. This book brings forth the original intent of the scriptures of the New Testament by fully translating the ancient Greek text. 

E R Williams, author of Goblin Birth:The Natarin Chronicles Book 1.  Goblin Birth is an adventure filled fantasy novel.  It tells the story of Leaana and Sagan, twin brother and sister, and the adventure they have when they are sent on their rite of passage to become adults.  

Robin Colbert, author of Not Forsaken and Even unto the End. Journey through castles and kingdoms as the heroines of Robin's Christian books face riveting life and death circumstances, stumble upon romance, and learn to rely on God when all hope seems lost.

Carol Cooper, author of Kickstands Up, Gifts for the Heart, and The Town Bear

Neil Chandler,  author of mysteries, safari stories, and more. His books include, The Last Decade of Innocence, Thoughts from a 1940s Boyhood, Sloville: Its Citizens' Saga, Sorta Volumes 1 through 3, The Search for Avyce Buckman, The Search for Feeney Williams, A Look Back: Farming A Century Ago, The Daggett Dramas, The Remarkable Austin Lee, The Search for Pugsley Tannin, The Day Tinker Johnson Died: Selected Short Stories, and Whither Next: After 42 Years Traveling.

Recovery Ryder, author of Letters from a Trauma Survivor

Jo Smoak, author of children's Book Boundaries by Millie and work book series author including My Onion Method: Introduction and Overview, My Onion Method Layer One: Seek Help with more to follow. Jo is also the mystery novel author of  The Case of the Vanishing Heiress, Paws of Justice, A Hot Air Balloon Chase to Find the Unknown Killer, The Mystery Beneath the Red Barn, and The Case of the Pink Flamingo, A Serial Killer’s Calling Card and has a collection called My Monthly Activity Books (Something to do each day for a whole year), consisting of Journaling in JanuaryFun in FebruaryMysteries in MarchAppreciation in AprilMakeover in MayJokes in JuneJubilee in JulyAchievements in AugustScavenger Hunt in SeptemberOpportunities in OctoberNourish in November, and Delightful in December. Jo is the founder of "The Creative Magazine", a quarterly magazine that is family friendly, encouraging, and full of people’s stories and beautiful talent. The first issue came out in September. The next issue comes out in December. The magazine tries to feature artists, poets, cooks, crafters, and photographers as well as have devotionals and scavenger hunts. It also feature a missionary each issue.