Events

The 2012 Northwest Author Fair is TENTATIVELY set for Saturday, August 25th, but please call to confirm before scheduling vacations around this date.
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The 2011 Northwest Author Fair was on August 27th and as always it was FREE. We began with authors speaking at The Bijou Theatre, followed by the signing event at Bob’s Beach Books.  Read on for more details about one of the largest literary events in the Northwest!

Speakers at the Bijou Theatre (1624 NE Hwy 101, Lincoln City, OR)

10-10:45am:
NYT bestselling young adult fantasy author Colleen Houck (“Tiger’s Curse”, “Tiger’s Quest”, “Tiger’s Voyage”) spoke about the writing process, including character development and more, with Q&A following. It was quite instructive to aspiring writers—she started out as a self-published author and is now a NYT bestseller!
11-11:45am:
Accomplished author and publisher Kristine Kathryn Rusch  spoke on the state of publishing today. She’s had dozens of her own novels published, and is an award-winning publisher as well. She was joined by multi-genre authors J. Steve York and Christina York (who also writes under Christy Evans). What an incredible opportunity for people!

Authors at Bob’s Beach Books (1747 NW Hwy 101, Lincoln City, OR)

Noon-3:00pm:
More than 60 authors, including local favorites, best-selling authors, major award-winning authors and artists signed, there was something for everyone: authors of mysteries, true survival, sci-fi, romance, YA fantasy, kid’s books, NW history, and much, much more. We invited everyone to come join in the festivities–what a unique opportunity for all of us here at the beach!

World-renowned fine artist and illustrator David Delamare signed along with Wendy, one of his models and his co-author. David rarely makes public appearances so we are especially grateful he  joined us again this year. He is most widely known for his mermaid and fairy fantasy paintings (many of the originals are available for viewing inside the bookstore!). http://www.daviddelamare.com/

2011 Authors & Artists:

David Bellomy “Tude: A Story of the Mojave Desert”, fiction

Jill Bliss artist, designer  http://jillbliss.com/

Jim Boyle sci-fi

Marilee Brothers fiction with a touch of magic http://www.marileebrothers.com/

Ed Cameron local graphic novel http://gilmorebythesea.com/

EA Channon “Ballad of a Bagpiper”

http://www.eachannon.com/EACHANNON/HOME.html

Carolyn Conahan http://carolyndigbyconahan.com/wordpress/?page_id=478

David Delamare world renowned artist http://www.daviddelamare.com/

Carola Dunn romance & mysteries http://caroladunn.weebly.com/home.html

Shirley Earnhart grief, inspiration “Over the Rainbow Bridge”

Michele Longo Eder “Salt In Our Blood: The Memoir of a Fisherman’s Wife” http://saltinourblood.com/

Veronica Esagui http://veronicaesagui.net/scoliosis_sample.html

Christy Evans AKA Christina York, multi-genre author http://www.yorkwriters.com/

Tawna Fenske romance “Making Waves” http://tawnafenske.blogspot.com/

Judy Fleagle “Crossings: McCullough’s Coastal Bridges”

Milton Ghivizzani Joe Bari mysteries http://joebarimystery.com/

CD Harper, historical fiction http://cdharperbooks.com/about-cd-harper_22.html

Rebecca Harrison “Deep, Dark & Dangerous: On the Bottom with the Northwest Salvage Divers” http://www.deepdarkanddangerous.com/

Amalie Hill fantasy http://www.ambolaja.com/books/ambolaja/

Nina Kiriki Hoffman fantasy, Bram Stoker Award winner http://ofearna.us/books/hoffman.html

Gail Hoffnagle “Oregon Ice Creams and the Inside Scoop on Fun Things to See and Do” (with coupons!)

Colleen Houck YA fantasy http://tigerscursebook.com/

Barton Howe “Beach Slapped”  http://bartongroverhowe.com/

Ellen Howard kid’s books http://usawrites4kids.drury.edu/authors/howard/

Terry Irish & sister Bobby Snead, kid’s books

http://www.lighthousefarmsanctuary.org/news/newsletters/009_newsletter/book_review.html

Jack & Mollie-O Judge mysteries, pets & animals

Rita Traut Kabeto metaphysical/nature fiction

http://sites.google.com/site/ritatrautkabeto/

Linda Kuhlmann mystery, new Release “The Red Boots” with Book Trailer on YouTube. http://www.lindakuhlmann.com/

Kathleen Lane fun kid’s fiction http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/kathleen-lane/

Sue Lick http://www.suelick.com/Products.html

Ann Littlewood zoo mysteries http://annlittlewood.com/

Matt Love regional history, get your copy of his newest book “Love & the Green Lady” before it sells out too! http://nestuccaspitpress.com/

Jeanne Matthews mysteries http://www.jeannematthews.com/

Kristina McMorris novel “Letters from Home” “An absolutely lovely debut novel.”– KRISTIN HANNAH  http://kristinamcmorris.com/

Dave Metz adventure memoir “Crossing the Gates of Alaska”

Levi Montgomery http://www.levimontgomery.com/

Elisabeth Naughton romance & paranormal http://www.elisabethnaughton.com/

Kurt Nelson regional history http://kurtrnelson.com/Books.html

Suzy Nelson kid’s books and the novel “Before the Last Bell Rings”

Mike Nettleton & wife Carolyn Rose,
mysteries http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/

Bernadette Pajer mysteries http://bernadettepajer.com/

Rene Parent fiction

Carolyn Parker “Squeaky’s Farm: Our Lives in Rural Spain” http://www.squeakysfarm.com/

Adrian Phoenix urban fantasy http://www.adrianphoenix.com/

Irene Radford fantasy http://www.theflyingparty.com/radford/index.html

Sally Rissel regional history http://pacificcity.org/NestuccaRiverCountry/Book.html

Barbara Rogers historical fiction www.spiritbooks.me

Kristine Rusch (AKA Kris Nelscott, Kristine Grayson, etc..), sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, romance, John W. Campbell Award winner http://www.kristinekathrynrusch.com/

Arlene Sachitano quilting mysteries and more http://www.arlenesachitano.com/

Lizzy Shannon sci-fi “Time Twist” http://lizzyshannon.com/

Sheila Simonson mysteries http://authors.omnimystery.com/simonson-sheila.html

Therese Smith fiction inspired by the lives of actual WWII “Rosies” http://womeninthe1940s.com/?page_id=49

Mike Stone a history of The Pixie Kitchen and Pixieland “Pixies in the Valley”

S.L. Stoner mysteries http://yamhillpress.com/sageadairmysteryseries

Shirley Tallman historical mysteries http://www.shirleytallman.com/

Lee Williams “I’m Not Your Usual Grandmother”

Ava Wilson historical fiction http://171620.myauthorsite.com/author-bio_269.html

George Wright adult fiction http://www.c3publications.com/author-bio/

Karla Yazzolino http://www.karlayazzwrites.com/


The 2010 Northwest Author Fair included 53 wonderful authors signing, artist David Delamare with his co-author Wendy, and Alice visiting from Wonderland.  What a great day for books, thank you all!

General fair info:

We host a series of author fairs in the summer.  We average 4-5 dozen authors and illustrators at each event including best sellers and award winners from fantasy, mystery, history, sci-fi, YA, kid’s books, and more.  If you’d like more information about these fantastic events let us know, we’d love to tell you about them.  We can also send you updates about the events including future dates and participating authors, just get in touch and we’ll send you our newsletters!

Authors and artists who have attended these events include David Delamare (artist); Patricia McKillip (2 x World Fantasy Award winner);  Robin Gunn (bestselling inspirational fiction author); Dean Wesley Smith (“Star Trek”, “Spider-Man”, “X-Men”, “Iron Man” and many more); Greg Rucka (novelist, comic book author, Eisner award winner); Daniel Wilson (host of The History Channel’s “The Works”, author of “How To Build A Robot Army”); inventors of Talk Like A Pirate Day John “Ol’ Chumbucket” Baur and Mark “Cap’n Slappy” Summers; Irene Radford (world renowned fantasy author AKA P.R. Frost, AKA C.F. Bentley); Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and so many more.