Read, Write, Ignite! Ozark Author's Book Expo

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.  (Clicking on the book titles will take you to their Amazon page where available.)

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

Dana Evans author of The Luna Queens Fight (Of Kings and Queens book 1), A King's Chase (Of Kings and Queens book 2), So We Meet Again, Dear ExHusband Part 1, So We Meet Again, Dear ExHusband Part 2, and The Bandoni Mafia: Reaper.

Brittney Ingram author of  Where We Began (Hey Loser Book 1), Wherever We Go (Hey Loser Book 2).

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 January, Fun in February, Mysteries in March, Appreciation in April, Makeover in May, Jokes in June, Jubilee in July, Achievements in August, Scavenger Hunt in September, Opportunities in October, Nourish in November, and Delightful in December. Jo is the founder of "The Creative Magazine", a quarterly magazine.

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.

Michelle Underwood author of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Rocky Ridge Farm: A Detailed Look Behind the Scenes. 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.

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

E R Williams author of Goblin Birth:The Natarin Chronicles Book 1.  

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

Lora W Dail author of Mudwhiff the Accidental Shaman.

Jo Lisa Blossom author of Pillar In The Temple: An Overcomer Story

Cindy Young author of Growing Up Flippin.  A memoir of growing in 1960's Flippin, AR.

Delilah Dewey author of The Riverbend Falls series is sweet, with small-town romances grounded in the beauty of the Ozarks including Lana’s Leap,  Planting Jasmine, and Keeping Kat. 

JaShae Slaughter co-author of The Last Days series including The Last Day, The Last Day: Chat Logs #City Voices, Shadow of the Knight, and Utopia: The Last Day.

Laura Drake author of  Lizzy's Story part of The Pride and Prejudice and Potions series, The Whisper Hollow Cozy Mystery Series including Murder with a Hint of Pumpkin Spice, Murder with a Hint of Peppermint, and Murder with a Hint of Dark Chocolate, The Chronicles of Andar Series including Unexpected Magic, Unleashed Magic, and Untrained Magic, The Japanese Hauntings Series including The Move (Kindle), The Visit (Kindle), The Message (Kindle), and The Encounter (Kindle),  Til Life Do Us Part, and she has entries in the  Ravenquill Anthologies Twisted Fairy Tales: Once Upon A Raven and One Dark Night.