Meet These 30 Authors at the 2023 BPL Local Authors Expo This Saturday, November 4

 

The Birmingham Public Library is hosting its 2023 Local Authors Expo this Saturday, November 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Central Library downtown, 2100 Park Place.

The annual Local Authors Expo showcases Alabama authors, including many from the Birmingham area. This year's theme is "How to Market Your Self-Published Book." The event is free to the public.

If you desire to write a book and would like some valuable advice, come soak in tips from featured speakers Vanessa Davis Griggs, a best-selling Christian fiction author, and  Joi Milner, recently awarded the title of  "America's Next Great Author."

In addition to hearing from the speakers, come meet 30 authors who have books for sale and ask them questions about their publishing journey.

The 30 authors registered for the 2023 Local Authors Expo are as follows:

* Joyce Brooks - "It Ain't Over"

* Erma Cooper - "Granny's Golden Nuggets"

* Jessie Crawford - "The Journey of the Bags"

* Keimaya Downey - "Blooming Hurts"

* Burton Flanagan - "The White Rose"

* Mary Anne Freeman - "Let's Roll, Oliver!"

* Sophia Hansen - "Water's Break"

* Marshelle Harris - "Cancer Won’t Stop Me"

* Loretta Herring - "Colors of Cancer "OUR VOICES" 

* Melvin Holcombe - "13 Biblical Questions and Answers Vol 1 & 2"

* Vallean Jackson - "It’s Time To Unpack: A Self Healing Journal"

* Stephanie Jordan - "The Death Tsunami"

* Dimple Martin - "Charlie the Dancing Chicken ; A Tissue Box for All Seasons"

* Janice M. Marshall - "Covered"

* Tonja McKelvey - "How Will I Get Through My First Day of School?"

* Darrian McKinney - "I Affirm That I Am: Affirmations Through God's Promises"

* Sonya Mitchell - "Picture the Picture"

* Vernet Nettles - "Sufficient Grace"

* James Owens - "Living to Die or Dying to Live "

* Anita Patton - "Can These Dry Bones Live"

* Chelsea Rodriguez - "Glow"

* Justin Sims - "Young King Young King"

* Stephanie Smith - "I Want My Darn Skates"

* Gwarmekia Sturdivant - "Altar Call: Confessions Part 1"

* Sanchez Tanniehill - "God Did It"

* Alexandria Tate - "A Brown Girl’s Christmas Story"

* Reginald Thomas - "A Big Dream"

* Arshika Tiwari - "The Yummiest Tomato Soup"

* Michelle Wallace - "Her story 2"

* Estralida Woodruff - "Keep Thanking It’s A Game"