Local Author Day – Archive

Explore images from past events and discover some of the authors and presenters who have shared their work at the library. Follow the links to access certain recorded sessions and readings from a sampling of authors.

2023

Local Author Day: 2023 Author Fair

Event

Local Author Day, April 29

Speakers

Penny Sansevieri: Building a Direct Connection with Readers

Liz Alterman: Crafting a Compelling Query Letter

Megan McCafferty: Prepping for Publication

Ellen Jovin: Grammar Table

Authors

Liz Alterman
Dr. Rina Bliss
Mary Ann Cavallaro
Kevin G. Chapman
Dr. Donna Clovis
Luis de Agustin
Nicholas DeRosa
Marty Devlin
Barbara DiLorenzo
Constance K. Escher
Evita Giron
Charlene Goddard
Stuart Z. Goldstein
Nicole Gonzalez
Deborah S. Greenhut
Evelyn Joseph Grossman
Barbara Guerriero-Flites
I am ABCs Coloring
Lavinia Kumar
Tara Lamont
Geoff Lew
Henna Malik

Alveda McCoy
Bridget McGowan
Alan L. Moss
Eva Lesko Natiello
Dr. Louise Parente
Cecilia M. Pereyra
Jose Pierre
David Price
Donald Proffit
Abigail Readlinger
Tomika Reid
Rodney Richards
Craig Sherman
Barry Singer
Lauren Suchenski
Khalid Uddin
Barbara Valenza
Sara Wagner
Madeline Weinstein
Victoria Weisfeld
Wells & Bruzzi
Gabriella Zielinska

2022

Local Author Day: 2022 Author Fair

Event

Local Author Day, May 7

Speakers

Richard C. White: Writer Beware

Terry Wolfisch Cole: Introduction to Personal Storytelling

Authors

Linda Barth
Denise M. Bressler
Lakshman Bulusu
Colby Cedar Smith
Steven Dale Davison
Luis de Agustin
Patricia Diesel
Lois Marie Harrod
Dave Jordan
Henry Astor Levenstein
Howard Lieberman
Sherri A. Lynn

Caitlin Mullen
Keith O’Shaughnessy
Deepti Paikray
Rachel Marie Patterson
David Price
Tomika Y. Reid
Rodney Richards
Carol Selick
Jashvina Shah
Nikki Stern
William Waldorf

2021

Event

Virtual Local Author Day, May 1

Speakers

Jane Friedman: Today’s Key Book Publishing Paths: Traditional, Self, and Everything in Between

Margaret Montet: The Charms of Writing

Karen Hodges MillerAuthorpreneurship

Publishers

GenZ Publishing
Open Door Publications
Pink Butterfly Press
Princeton University Press

Authors

Sharon Benaderet-Cohen
James Betz
Jen Carson
Dr. Donna Clovis
Christine Shields Corrigan
Rashad Malik Davis
Luis de Agustin
Anne Dennish
E.C. Elflock
Larry Finkelstein
Jane Friedman
Charlene Goddard
Scylla Grand
Steve Kahofer
Toni Klein
Colleen Rowan Kosinski
Ellen LaCorte
Beth “Mod Betty” Lennon
Nicole Major
Mark McLaughlin

Dr. Sunita Merriman
Karen Hodges Miller
Ashwini Mokashi
Margaret Montet
Marion Pollack
Eileen Harrison Sanchez
Sherri Schwartz
Dara-Lyn Shrager
Gillian Skeen-McKee
Nikki Stern
Sarah Tantillo
Diane Young Uniman
Julia van Middlesworth
Dr. Myra L. Weiner
D.P. Woolliscroft

2019

Local Author Day 2019

Event

Local Author Day, March 2

Speakers

Karen Hodges Miller and Eric Labacz: Success with Self-Publishing

David Schuchman: Social Media for Authors

Publishers

GenZ Publishing
Open Door Publications
Room to Read

Authors

Albert Amao
Paula Beiger
George Buccheri
Veronique Cardon
Gina Cascone
Dr. Donna Clovis
Jim Cooper
Audrey Cuff
Rashad Malik Davis
Anne Dennish
Patricia Diesel
Jocelyn A. Dorgan
Timothy J. Fuller
Evita Giron
Michael A. Griffith
Henry A. Levenstein
Ron MacCloskey
Karen Hodges Miller

Samuel L. Naro
David Price
Robert L. Quinn
Ann Rinaldi
Gilda Rorro
Elliot Rubin
Morissa Schwartz
Sherri Schwartz
Chandra Shekhar
Bryony Sheppard
Lauren Suchenski
Edith G. Tolchin
Jamie Sussel Turner
Oanh Ngo Usadi
Laurie Wallmark
Stacey Wilk
Loretta Bolger Wish

2017

LAD17

Event

Local Author Day, March 25

Speakers

Plainsboro Writers Group

Loretta and Fred Wish: Collaboration: Maximizing the Results while Minimizing the Headaches

Keith Edwin Fritz: Is Episodic Fiction the Future of Publishing?

Publishers

Open Door Publications
Ragged Sky Press
Room to Read

Authors

Albert Amao
Carol Binkowski
Dr. Donna Clovis
Zana Etter
Ellen Foos
K. Edwin Fritz
Donald J. Gavron
Joel Hammon
Hannah Hoffman
Pat Hyatt
James Hockenberry
Stephen Jankiewicz
Sándor Kányádi
Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Ph.D.
Othy Jones
Sheila Achar Josephs, Ph.D.
Bridget McGowan
Daniel Moran
Mike Morsch
Christina Paul
Carlos Hernández Peña
David Price

Sha Renée
Leena Saini
Jacki Skole
Mary Ellen Springsteen
Dr. Charles D. Stanton
Ed Tseng
Hester Young

2015

Local Author Day 2015

Event

Local Author Day, Oct. 24

View event program here.

Speakers

Ed Tseng: Unlocking the Secret to Mental Toughness for Writers

Sung J. Woo: Finishing Your Novel: A Four-Pronged Attack

Publishers

Open Door Publications

Authors

Nicole Avena
Lisa Begin Kruysman
R.G. Belsky
Peter Brav
Mary Ann Cavallaro
Sarada Chiruvolu
Dr. Donna Clovis
E.A. Hults Elko
Mary Fan
Juliana McIntyre Fenn
Cheryl Filipak
Walter Frank
K. Edwin Fritz
Frank Haggerty
James Hockenberry
Chris Illuminati
Stephen Jankiewicz

King A. Kovacs
Debbie Lorynski
Steve Mariotti
Jeff Markowitz
William S. Moody
Mike Morsch
Audra Osorio
Christina Paul
Janet Purcell
Thomas Reeder
Patrick Riccards
Michele Lynn Seigfried
Mary Ellen Springsteen
Aaron Thayer
Donna Vona
David Hartson Watson
Sung J. Woo

2014

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Event

Local Author Day, April 12

View event program here.

Speakers

Keith Edwin Fritz: The Ins and Outs of Writing Groups

Publishers

Open Door Publications

Authors

Maria K. Alexander
John D. Balian
David A. Beardsley
Terri Halbreich David
Lisa Dekis
Laura Dunham
Mary Fan
Kevin Finn
Veronica Foldes Frame
K. Edwini Fritz
Sophie Glovier
Andrew Goldstein
Laura Matson Hahn
Sam Daley-Harris
Terri Huggins Hart
Christine Hughes
Maria Imbalzano
Zach Lichtmann

Edmund Keeley
Michael G. Kesler
Deacon Jim Knipper
Cris Maloney
Jon McGoran
Christina Paul
Judy Petsonk
Caridad Pineiro
MaryAnn Raccosta
Rodney Richards
S. J. Seymour
Richard D. Smith
Nikki Stern
Tracey D. Syphax
Brian Tucker
J.C. Vogard
Nicholas Wolf
Matt Ziselman

2013

Local Author Day 2013

Event

Local Author Day, April 13

View event program here.

Speakers

Mark Di Ionno: Writing a Novel

Jon Gibbs: Recognize and Embrace Your Narrative Voice

Authors

Linda J. Barth
Kelly Bumbaugh
John P. Calu
Jane Coloccia
Meg Cox
Tonya S. Coy
Luis de Agustin
Helge Staby Deaton
Susan Delaney
Mark Di Ionno
K. Edwin Fritz
Jennie Giardine
Jon Gibbs
David A. Hart
John W. Hartmann
Dr. Kani Ilangovan
Leah Ingram
Kevin Kita
Carol Kivler
Jean Hanff Korelitz
King Kovacs
Karen Hackel

Elizabeth C. Hamblet
Lily Wang Hill
L.E. Rose
Bridget McGowan
Aldo Martinez
Jeff Markowitz
Jim Meirose
Karen Hodges Miller
Alan L. Moss
Dr. Leonard M. Moss
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Susan Osborn
Christina Paul
Beth Rinyu
Gretchen L. Schwenker
H. Alan Tansson
Malene Tiombe
Sharon Trembley
Cathy Tully
Sesh Venugopal
Miriam Lipschutz Yevick

2012

SAM_1908

Event

Local Author Day, March 24

Speakers

Scott Morgan: Character Development from the Inside Out

Karen Miller: Finish Your Book! A Time Management Guide for Writers

The Philly Liars Club

Authors

Dr. Hilton L. Anderson
Gerrit Argento
Richard Stoll Armstrong
Gigi Arnold
Amy Julia Becker
Sylvia Brown-Roberts
Diane Currie
Dr. Doug Elwood
Irene Fleming
Joseph Glantz
David Gray
Bart Jackson
Henry Henkel
Pat Rusch Hyatt
Tracy Kelleher
Nancy B. Kennedy
Gail L. Johnson
Linda Levy
Tony Lomon

Linda Levy
Tony Lomon
Finnoula Louise
John J. Marmien, Jr.
Katie McVay
Karen Miller
Brent Monahan
Scott Morgan
Doc Robyn Odegaard
Janet Purcell
Thomas Reeder
Kevin Simme
Eileen Sinett
GK Stritch
Stephen Tow
Carrie Turansky
Carla Ulbrich
Carol Schultz Vento
Jim Weaver

2011

Dale G. Caldwell

Event

Local and Independent Author Day, March 19

Speakers

Don Lafferty: Social Media, Marketing, and PR

John Calu and Dave Hart: Writing as a Team and Transitioning from Self- to Traditional Publishing

Chris Illuminati: Self-promotion and Blogging

Publishers

Open Door Publications

Authors

Nancy Range Anderson
Rob Anthes
Linda G. Arntzenius
Dale G. Caldwell
John P. Calu
Gene Corrado
Lauren B. Davis
Margaret Keelan DeLucia
Danielle Dolce
Huck Fairman
John V. Fleming
David A. Hart
Chris Illuminati
Paul Jellinek
Patti Kerr
Roberta Lee
Melissa Pickell, RD
Todd Ritter
Kelly Rouba
Penny Bussell Stansfield
Barbara Solem-Stull
Ed Tseng
Leah Williamson


2010

JUDY MEGHNAGI

Event

Local and Independent Author Day, Jan. 7

Authors

Ronald M. Allen
John P. Calu
Angela Chang
Peter Dabbene
Helge Staby Deaton
Jim Donovan
Maria Ferris
John Frederick
Gregory Frost
Renée Gatz
David A. Hart
Cliff Harwin
Jasha M. Levi
Sylane Mack

Morgan MacKinnon
Judy Meghnagi
Jeanette K. Muser
Jamie Hanshaw Newinski
Deanna Pinns-Lawson
Laura Sepesi
Gayle Crist Shisler
Kelly Simmons
Keith Smith
Dennis Tafoya
Ed Tseng
Thomas L. Waldron
Stella L. Williams


2009

Event

Local Independent Author Afternoon, Jan. 17



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