Author JY Biggs

VIsit JY’s WEbsite Author JY Biggs Jerry Biggs was born in Lubbock, Texas and moved with his family to Clarinda, Iowa when he was 6-years-old. He was a foreign exchange student to Chile for a year in high school and his initial major in college was Spanish. In 1968 he graduated cum laude from Princeton […]

Author Dito Abbott

VIsit Dito’s WEbsite Author Dito Abbott Dito (rhymes with Cheetoh) Abbott once spent three and half years animating a stop motion music video for his band, Too Many Drummers, in his garage. It featured a shot-by-shot remake of the exploding amp scene from Back to the Future (but with robots in a space junkyard, of course). […]

Author Connie Bickman

VIsit Connies WEbsite Author Connie Bickman Connie Bickman is an author, photographer, and artist, living in Arizona. Her diverse career spans the world of newspapers, owning her own publication and photography studio, and traveling the world as a photojournalist, among other endeavors. Now “retired,” her writing passion is focused on books that not only interest […]

Author Penny Orloff

VIsit Pennys WEbsite Author Penny Orloff Penny Orloff was a working actor and dancer in Los Angeles when a Juilliard scholarship took her to New York. She sang more than 20 Principal Soprano roles for New York City Opera and played featured roles on Broadway under directors Harold Prince and Joseph Papp. Theater, concert, and […]

Author Pam Sievers

Author Pam Sievers Pam Sievers will always consider herself a true Midwesterner, raised in rural southwest Wisconsin before moving to Michigan as a young adult. After relocating to Sun City West, Arizona in 2019, she can often be found exercising in one of the year-round pools, creating quilts through her quilt club, hiking nearby trails, […]

Author Pam Sears

VIsit Pam’s WEbsite Author Pam Sears Pam Sears is the author of three books. The first is Whispers of the White Dove, which is a compilation of inspirational poetry. The second book, Heart of the White Dove, is a compilation of spiritual short stories, with some hospice stories along with a few poems. The third […]

Author Diona Williams MA, M.Ed

VIsit Diona’s WEbsite Author Diona Williams MA, M.Ed Diona Reese Williams is an independent children’s author. Her passion for storytelling stems from her love for nature-based learning. As an educator Diona established the first nature-based out-back garden for pre-k learning. Diona is also an educational podcaster. Her podcast, Black in Nature, focuses on cultivating a […]

Author Maria Speth

VIsit Maria’s WEbsite Author Maria Speth Maria Crimi Speth, a shareholder in the law firm of Jaburg & Wilk, P.C., practices in the areas of intellectual property, internet law, and commercial litigation, representing clients throughout the United States. Litigating for over thirty years, she is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of […]

Authors Erin & Jamie Schonauer

VIsit Erin & Jamie’s WEbsite Authors Erin & Jamie Schonauer Erin K. Schonauer and Jamie C. Schonauer are identical twins and write together as a team. They’re award-winning authors of the nonfiction book Early Burbank. They just launched a new children’s chapter book series titled, Harmony Meets the World.  Their work has also appeared in children’s magazines and […]

Author Joseph Newcomer

VIsit Joseph’s WEbsite Author Joseph Newcomer Joseph D. Newcomer is a speculative fiction, social commentary, and children’s book writer. His work includes Darkest Day, Diminishing Return, El Camino Blue, the Thought and Other Absurdities book, blog, and podcast, and children’s books Let’s Make S’mores and Ari and The Armpit Mouse. He is also the founder […]