Authors on Fire

  Bibiana Krall, award-winning co-author of Wicked Mist (#3) and The Haunted Series, she is honored to be part of a creative collaboration that began during the pandemic and continues to flourish and grow. She’s a former international travel expert and luxury insider. Bibiana has lived the adventurous life she writes about in her novels, short stories and poetry, highlighting kickass, female prota...

Helen Starbuck is a third generation Colorado native who has spent her career working as a nurse in the main ORs of several suburban hospitals and a major children’s hospital in the Denver area. She translated her experience and knowledge of OR nursing into a job as a clinical editor for an OR nursing journal. As a clinical editor, she helped nurse authors fine tune their articles and helped staff...

My first published book was an account of my cancer journey, and a walk through my coming to faith titled ‘When All Else Fails'. I had always been told to write what I know, and at that time, this was all I knew. When that offering was well received I continued, but gravitated to Christian fiction. I have now written, and published many more books, fiction and non-fiction, and find that I love wha...

Mark Piggott, a native of Phillipsburg, N.J., enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1982, beginning a 23-year career. He served on four aircraft carriers and various duty stations as a Navy Journalist before he attained the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He retired from active duty in 2006. His first novel, Forever Avalon, was published in 2009, followed by his second novel, The Dark Tides, in 2014. The Outl...

Donna Welser retired from business and information technology management, after an amazing, thirty-two year long career working for UnitedHealth Group, Optum. She then pursued a master’s in labor and employment relations at Rutgers University, NJ. while also writing her first book. Donna considers herself an adventurer, apocaloptomist (hopes for the best, prepares for the worst), and world warrior...

Wilma was born in Pennsylvania in 1964 and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She began writing at the age of 10 to relieve the pain of her mother’s unrelenting abuse. When she began to receive help for the abuse, she searched for a book on mother-daughter sexual abuse from a daughter’s perspective. There were none available. She decided then, that if she could ever find the courage, she would write her...

Dana Storino is an emerging neurodiverse writer, has been published in Wrytimes and has been a guest blogger for ADDitude.com. She also has a short story being featured in the upcoming July issue of Her View From Home. She has two short stories published in separate issues of Gliterary Literary and a poem in an upcoming issue of Poet’s Choice. Dana received her Bachelor of Art degree from Columbia...

Susan Rex Ryan is the award-winning author of Defend Your Life about the awesome health benefits of vitamin D including the potential prevention of chronic medical conditions including autism, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and multiple sclerosis. Her health articles have been published on Hormones Matter (TM), the Lucine Health Sciences website, and in Choices Magazine. Sue has also been featur...

Texas author M.K. (Katie) Lever is a PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin Moody College of Communication, studying NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) discourse. Having served as a former Division 1 runner – she ran track and cross country for Western Kentucky University – she now is a freelance writer for LRT Sports and a sports consultant with a mission to aid future coll...

Karen Gruber is an International #1 best-selling, award-winning author, inspirational speaker, and Leadership Development Coach for purpose-driven women entrepreneurs. Karen has helped hundreds of women get crystal clear on how to structure their soul-aligned business so they can magnetize their dream clients and earn explosive, consistent income. Karen’s clients create successful, authentic busin...

Violet Lemay was a stage designer, a university art professor, and an editorial illustrator before arriving at her dream job: writing and illustrating books for kids. Violet has illustrated forty-four books, six of which she also wrote. Clients include HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, duopress, ‘Magination Press, and Highlights. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Violet and her famil...

  Sparky Of Bunker Hill And The Cold Kid Case, a Firebird Book Award 1st Place Cozy Mystery winner, Author Academy Top Ten Best Mystery Finalist, and a Critters Readers’ Poll top finisher, is my latest novel, a humorous noir mystery that’s fun for middle-grade, YA, and adult readers.  Dozens of my short stories have appeared in webzines and print anthologies, including the popular Strangely Funny ...

Tryn Rose Seley supports the lives of young children, those with special needs, and people living with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia. All her projects and offerings are designed to empower caregivers and the one they care for, including her book, "15 Minutes of Fame: One Photo Does Wonders to Bring You Both Back to Solid Ground" and her expressive arts class, Mindful Art. She plays guitar...

Pastor Phil Dvorak is the founder and president of Recovery Church Movement. He has served as a pastor, church planter, and as a ministry executive. However, his passion for those impacted by addiction is palpable. He coauthored a 30-Day recovery guide with Dr. Paul Meier (founder of Meier Clinics) and Dr. Jared Pingleton (Vice President American Association of Christian Counselors). He is ordaine...

ALSO $500 GRAND PRIZE WINNER   Nicholas L. Chiarkas was the Director of Wisconsin's State Public Defender Agency for 22-years. Under his leadership, the agency received several awards for excellence. He was the founder of Justice Without Borders, was an adjunct professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School, and a visiting lecturer in law at Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen, Germany....

Patricia Leavy, Ph. D., is a best-selling, award-winning author, publisher, arts advocate, and internationally recognized leader in research design and arts-based research. She is widely considered the world’s most visible proponent of arts-based research as a means of making research publicly accessible. Moreover, she coined the terms “social fiction” and “fiction-based research” and has been pio...

I am an International Speaker, Author, Consultant, and Facilitator with a focus on emotional intelligence, communication, and leadership development. I am an expert in enhancing personal effectiveness, understanding behaviour styles, developing inspirational leadership, and strengthening communication for maximum impact and influence. I am a Master Practitioner of Genos International Emotional Int...

 John Layne is an International Multi-Award Winning Author, screenwriter, and actor. He is also a retired police detective. He holds multiple college degrees, including a Bachelor's Degree in History and Psychology, and a Masters's Degree in Management. His professional writing career began in the sports industry, where he wrote articles for national magazines and online publications. His theatric...

  Winona Howe grew up in Oakdale, California where she listened to her grandmother’s stories of pre-1900 ranch life in Nevada, played in the barn and climbed trees. These activities were far preferable to practicing the piano and cleaning her room, duties she tried to avoid. Like many writers, Winona was an avid reader as a child. When her family visited friends and relatives, she would head strai...

Award-winning author Lukman Clark lives with his wife, Dr. Linda Strahan, and two cats in Riverside, California. He works as a fulltime writer and gardener in his own backyard. Long ago, Lukman earned his BA in Communications/English Lit and an MBA in International Marketing. From there he went on to executive positions in banking, finance & investment, petroleum equipment manufacture, art museum...

  De’Vannon Hubert is the author of Sex, Drugs and Jesus, a memoir about his struggles with drug addiction, drug dealing, homelessness, serving in the Armed Forces, contracting HIV and HEP B, and rejection from his church for his sexuality. De’Vannon is also the host of the Sex, Drugs and Jesus Podcast and is the owner of DownUnder Apparel – A lingerie and sportswear store for men and women. Aside...

Beth SKMorris is the author of three poetry books: IN FLORIDA (2010), NOWHERE TO BE FOUND (2014) and the recently released IN THE AFTERMATH- 9/11 THROUGH A VOLUNTEER’S EYES commemorating the 20th anniversary in September 2021; a Pinnacle award winner, Firebird Book Award winner, and Eric Hoffer finalist.  IN THE AFTERMATH is now included in the Poetry of 9/11 archive at the Library of Congress. He...

Having been diagnosed with cancer twice, with the second time being a terminal diagnosis in 2016, I promised myself that if I lived 5 years, I would write a book and share how I outlived my diagnosis. According to the statistics on my cancer type, salivary duct carcinoma, I had a 20 percent chance of surviving five years, with most people dying in the first three. Well, it’s 2022 and as an excepti...

  Donna lives in a small, Iowa town with her husband Marty; an ordained minister, who also does construction work and painting. A stage four cancer survivor, she started to write when, during treatments, she could do nothing else.  After decades in management  positions for large companies, she suddenly had nothing to manage and asked God to guide her to a new purpose. A beneficiary of many miracl...

Martha Thompson, an ordained Prophetess, has been walking with the Lord all her life. Prophetess is a two-time winner for her first book called Behind The Prophetess’ Mask. As God raises her as a Bold Soldier, God uses her mightily as an Intercessor for the Kingdom of God. Her story gives you the hope desperately needed for transformation in your life to fight the good fight, be courageous and bol...