BIO:James is a Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin author of contemporary fiction. James began his career in television production and moved on to all forms of marketing and advertising, always with a writing and creative focus....

BIO:Katie Venit is a children’s author who writes children’s books filled with wonder, humor, and a deep respect for the emotional power of language. Her titles include USA Today bestselling picture book FORTS, and CASSIN...

BIO:Agnes Patenaude, writing as Olivia Karimi Jones, is a Kenyan-American author, psychiatric nurse, and passionate advocate for resilience and healing. Her powerful debut memoir, *Scarred, But Not Broken*, chronicles her extraord...

BIO:Janis M. Falk, in her first act, raised her family, pursued a business career, and lived large and wide—and now she has something to write about. She is a graduate of both University of Michigan and Northwestern University. No...

BIO:With a background in Special Education, Lorisa Wiedenheft is now pursuing her dream career of being a children’s author. She has two poetry collections, Love Complications and Reflections, and her poetry has ...

BIO:Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Joan Elizabeth Bauer lives with her husband Paul in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they have raised three children. Joan holds a master’s degree in English from Marquette University and has worked...

BIO:Mike is a Wisconsin native, first time author and 2 time father. He worked in film and television for thirty plus years, some credits include, Fight Club, Meet Joe Black, Monk, and a bunch of Warner Brothers cartoons. He spend...

BIO:Once upon a time, Amanda was an avid gymnast. Today, she’s a writer, educator, and content creator. A former teacher turned full-time authorpreneur, Amanda is the founder of The Word Nerd Collaborative, a membership that suppo...

BIO:Christopher is a life-long horror junkie, an award-winning filmmaker, and a frequently published writer of horror-themed fiction and non-fiction. A member of the Horror Writers Association and the Wisconsin Writers Association...

BIO:Tricia Quinnies writes contemporary romances/women’s fiction under the pen name Audrey Lynden. Living in Wisconsin, she’s inspired by her home state’s charming small towns, celebrity residents and the beautiful beaches along L...

Bio: After earning Bachelor and Master’s degrees, Mary Ann Noe spent 29 years in Waukesha classrooms, first teaching 7th grade language arts and social studies, followed by high school English and psychology.  Upon retir...

BIO:Lisa is the owner of Books & Company in Oconomowoc.  She has been a bookseller since 1992 at bookstores in New Mexico, Kansas, and Iowa before she moved to Oconomowoc in 2007 to purchase Books & Company.  She...

BIO:A longtime Madison newspaper features writer, Tom Alesia wrote one of 2022’s bestselling baseball books, Beauty at Short: Dave Bancroft, the Most Unlikely Hall of Famer and His Wild Times in Baseball’s First Century, ...

BIO:A Milwaukee native, Ken graduated Ripon College and was later selected for the inaugural American Film Institute’s Writer/Director Program.He wrote/directed the Warner Brothers film, “Howzer,” has written teleplays/epis...

BIO:Tamara Dean has been camping, fishing, hiking, and gathering wild foods from an early age, led and inspired by her parents. She writes fiction and nonfiction and teaches creative writing. Her essays and stories have appeared i...

BIO:Felicia is a literary fiction and creative memoir writer and published poet with her debut book AWAKE: Poetry for the Healing. Her work has also appeared in magazines, newspapers, calendars, blogs and multi-authored books. Fel...

BIO:To honor the just concluded National Poetry Month, today we are interviewing Brenda Cárdenas, Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate. Brenda has authored Trace (Red Hen Press, 2023), winner of the 2023 Society of Midland Au...

BIO:Evelyn Ann Casey writes stories filled with grace and gumption. A love of language and storytelling grew from her Chicago roots in a multi-ethnic neighborhood filled with Irish brogues and pubs, Sicilian music and cannoli, and...

BIO:Kevin holds a BA in journalism and an MBA from Marquette University.  He’s worked as the outdoor writer for a daily newspaper, taught at the undergraduate and graduate level, and served as the president of an urban safety...

BIO:Kristin is the author of two award-winning suspense thrillers, Carpe Diem, Illinois and God on Mayhem Street, and the young adult dystopian Devil Particle Series. She teaches writing workshops, has c...

BIO:Denise Forsythe found writing success with several mystery, horror, and science fiction short stories published in Mystery Magazine, Kings River Life, and Blood Moon Rising as well as several anthologies, including Determined ...

BIO:Ruth is a dedicated professional, holding a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in library science. Her experience spans various roles in the literary and library fields, including positions at a daily newspaper...

BIO:Dave grew up on a dairy farm in northwest Wisconsin, and went on to earn a degree in journalism at UW-Eau Claire. He worked at the Rice Lake (WI) newspaper for more than 40 years as sports/outdoors editor, earning 20 first-pla...

BIO:Larissa is a fantasy romance who recently released her debut, A Realm of Lies and Power. When she isn’t in the trenches of being a mom, she can be found in the library–dreaming up new realms and brooding-anti heroes. ...

BIO:Steven W. Strackbein began writing in his early thirties, during his military training amid the final days of the Iraq War. That time marked the beginning of a lifelong pursuit of storytelling, one that’s driven by a deep inte...