Chelsea District Library is thrilled to welcome a diverse group of local writers to special author fair on Thursday June 13 during Sounds & Sights in the CDL Reading Garden. Visitors can find books of all genres and for all ages. Purchase books and have them signed by the author!
| Author | Genre | Website | Titles published | Awards |
| Angelina Griffin | Juvenile Fiction | Abe the Babe: Neighbor Extraordinaire | ||
| Celina Marie Chase | Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Non-Fiction | https://www.celinamariechase.com | Bawk Bawk in the Backyard | applied for the Farm Bureau Book of the Year Award |
| Erin Lightfoot | Adult Fiction, Young Adult | The Kerovosian Chronicles, The Water Girl Series | ||
| Gail Kuhnlein | Juvenile Fiction | authorgailkuhnlein.com | How Happy Is a Lark? | Story Monsters Ink Royal Dragonfly Book Awards: 2nd Place New Author – Fiction and Honorable Mention – Best Illustrations, Best Cover Design, Picture Book (5 and under)
Readers Choice Book Awards – 5 star review (advance to contest) |
| Greta Picklesimer | Adult Fiction, Inspirational historical romance published by Ambassador International | https://www.gretapicklesimer.com | Second Chance at Happiness and The Rejected Mail-Order Bride | |
| Jeni McFarland | Adult Fiction | jenimcfarland.com | The House of Deep Water | USA Today’s 2020 “100 Black novelists and fiction writers you should read, from Abi Daré to Zora Neale Hurston” |
| Jennifer Carson | Adult Non-Fiction, Juvenile Fiction | www.thedragoncharmer.com | Fox Hollow Tales (coming May 1), Hapenny Magick, Tangled Magick, Dragons Don't Dance Ballet, To Find A Wonder, Dragon Song, Sew and Play: Enchanted Forest Friends, Beyond Bears | Hapenny Magick: Eric Hoffer Excellence in Children's books Award Winner, New England Book Festival award winner, Dragon Song won an SCBWI Ruth Glaser Award |
| Marilyn Kuehl | Juvenile Fiction | Zachary Zebra of Tanzania Five Little Penguins Learn about Numbers Five Little Penguins Learn about Colors Five Little Penguins Learn about Shapes |
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| Meg Gower | Children's poetry and science | www.megower.com and https://fifthave.aadl.org/node/616471 | Michigan Moon & Breakfast Moon | Chelsea District Library Volunteer of the Year! (2019) |
| Michelle Webster-Hein | Adult Fiction | Michellewebsterhein.com | Out of Esau | Four Pushcart Prize nominations, multiple literary publications |
| Pamela Gossiaux | Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, Young Adult | https://pamelagossiaux.com | Horses and Hearts Inspirational Romance Series Finding Hope Healing Faith Saving GraceRusso Romantic Mystery Series Mrs. Chartwell and the Cat Burglar (Book 1) Trusting the Cat Burglar (Book 2) Romancing the Cat Burglar (Book 3) A Cat Burglar Christmas (A Russo Romantic Mystery Novella) Good Enough Ordinary Girl The Things We Know in Part Why Is There a Lemon in My Fruit Salad? How to Stay Sweet When Life Turns Sour A Kid at Heart: Becoming a Child of Our Heavenly Father |
Barnes & Noble Top 30 Internationally for The Things We Know in Part for Indie Authors, Amazon International Bestselling Author |
| Shanelle Boluyt | Young Adult | https://shanelle300.wixsite.com/shanelleoboluyt | Intersections | Fifth Avenue Press. https://fifthave.aadl.org/node/616498 |
| Sharon Greenberg | Adult Non-Fiction | How a City Learned to Improve its Schools, Bryk, A.S., Greenberg, S., Bertani, A., Sebring, P., TOzer, S., Knowles, T. Harvard Education Press. 2023 | ||
| Ted Sheldon | Adult Fiction | Depends What You Mean By Love |