Attending Authors

Emily G. Watson

Author of young adult fantasy, urban fantasy,
and historical fiction

Emily G. Watson is an author of young adult fantasy, urban fantasy, and historical fiction.

Since there are no new continents to discover, and buried treasure is pretty scarce these days, she seeks new adventures as a park ranger in the Great Outdoors and as an author, creating her own worlds to explore.

Dawn Stephens

Author of children's picture books

Dawn Stephens, an award winning children’s and author, illustrator, and fruit pot (a vessel that grows the fruit of the Spirit for the Potter) shares her beautiful books and represents EA Books Publishing helping authors reach the world with their own unique stories.

Creating, designing, editing, publishing, and marketing the unique story God has given you requires expertise in the publishing world. EA Books Publishing has assembled the best in the industry and is here to be your "Partner in Publishing" so you can share the unique message God has given you. We help create all types of print books, E-books, audiobooks, and children’s books while setting each author up for success at selling and managing their life as an author.

Dawn Ford

Where Seeds of Imagination Take Flight

Dawn Ford writes fantastical YA and MG stories with a fairy tale flair. The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes, formerly Kingdom Come, won the 2016 ACFW Genesis Award, and semi-finaled in the 2023 Carol Awards. Her Middle-Grade series is titled, Band of Unlikely Heroes, and features four unlikely heroes who come together to face an evil overcoming their kingdom.

Mary Yungeburg

The War on Terror Just Got Personal

Mary writes the ROWAN MILANI CHRONICLES, a thriller series including Consummate Betrayal, Unholy Retribution, A Different Man, Terminal Redemption and The Man Behind the Shadows.

She lives in the great state of South Dakota with her husband Ernie, along with Rat Terriers Bella and Lyle, who run their household. When not writing the next thriller in her series, you may see her tearing up the pavement in her Mustang convertible, enjoying a glass of wine with friends, or busy with her family.

Annette Bethel

You are Loved! You Matter!

Annette is an author, caregiver advocate, and poet dedicated to supporting and inspiring others on their journey through life's challenges.

With a heart for caregiving, she's created a journal for caregivers, offering a guiding light through the often complex and demanding role of caring for loved ones. Drawing from her own experiences, she's also writing her story of overcoming adversity, while aiming to uplift and empower those facing difficult times.

In addition to her prose, she finds solace and expression through poetry, weaving words of hope and healing into the fabric of her work.

Millie Copper

Writer of Cozy Apocalyptic Fiction

Millie Copper, Amazon award winning writer of cozy apocalyptic fiction and preparedness mentor, is the author of over thirty fiction and nonfiction books. A lover of the outdoors, Millie camps, skis, snowshoes, hikes, and runs trails throughout Wyoming and the surrounding mountainous states. She has served on the Board of Directors for Wyoming Outdoorsmen and is currently serving on the Wyoming Writers Inc. Board.

Mother of five and grandmamama to six, she lives in Wyoming with her husband and young son, tending chickens and attempting a food forest on their small homestead.

Angela Schmeling

Find your next great read!

Angela Schmeling has been writing novels since she was young. She wrote her first novel - Sementia at age 13. Today she writes multi-genre stories and two of her books have won awards at the 2024 Book Fest for Christian Suspense and Christian Romance.

She was born and raised in the Midwest and currently lives in South Dakota with her husband and three daughters.

C.S. Kjar

Heartwarming Small-Town Romances and Thrilling Mysteries

C.S. Kjar is an award-winning author who lives out west where the antelope, deer, and bison play. Her wholesome books are about small-town people who face big decisions they wish they didn't have to make, but in the end, they are stronger for it. The stories are sweet and wholesome, fun and light-hearted, with touches of humor and wisdom. 

Her last name is pronounced "care" which she loves. It's what we should all do: care for each other.

Monica Staley

Mindset is Everything

Monica Staley is a child of God, a wife, a twin mom, and a certified health coach and yoga instructor. She worked as a paralegal for ten years before moving into the health sector in 2015. Monica has supported mamas within her wellness business since, and she loves seeing the Lord's work through her devotional for mothers, Her Prayer for Peace.

Christina Lynne

Hi All! I am Christina! I'm a 42 year old aspiring author. I live in Aurora, South Dakota with my husband, 4 cats, 2 dogs, a duck, and a slough of fish. Hobbies aside from writing include camping, gardening, and Martial Arts. 

Publishing a book has always been a dream of mine. I have always been a great story teller, and have been told that I have a talent for writing. My Sophomore English teacher actually wanted to help me get published, but at that time, I did not have the motivation to make it happen. 

I suffered from a long period of Writer's Block, after adult life became a reality. There were many reasons, but the best way to describe it is simply that as responsibilities increase, they kind of decrease creative ability. After some encouragement from friends and family, I took some experiences from my own life, and added some fiction, creating 13 Miles North. 

I hope that this will be the first of many publications under my pen name, Christina Lynne. I currently have two more stories in progress. (Cecil’s Story may be published by the time you read this.) I have many more ideas! I hope you all enjoy my stories.

RubyAnn Stiegelmeier

RubyAnn Stiegelmeier has been helping others as long as she can remember. After her dad died when she was 11, her childhood on their family's farm became a bootcamp in creative problem solving, and writing became her way of trialing long-term strategies. She writes songs, poetry, marketing copy, and books for both children and adults. As the proud aunt of 22 nieces and nephews, she heard the phrase, "auntie, tell us a story!" so many times that the character Sir Rupert was brought to life. 

She is passionate about telling stories that highlight creative problem-solving, self-reliance, and cooperation. 'Sir Rupert and the Battle of the Squirrels' is the first published episode in Sir Rupert's many misadventures. 

RubyAnn's booth holds the best of both worlds: books and chocolate. She'll be offering her three newest releases along with boxes of her signature truffles made with Belgian chocolate.

Heidi Herman

Books That Truly Motivate

Heidi Herman is an Indie published author of six books in four genres, including children's, women’s fiction, and non-fiction. She's currently writing a new women's fiction novel and volunteers helping new authors in their self-publishing journey. 

In 2017, she won a Gourmand World Cookbook Award. In 2018, her debut novel was an American Fiction Award Finalist for Chick Lit/Women's Lit and the 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Gold Winner in the Romance Category. Her most recent work, a motivational non-fiction, was awarded B.R.A.G. Medallion. 

Heidi is a member of the Non-Fiction Authors Association, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Arizona Author’s Association, and the Women's Fiction Writers Association.

Doris Guggisberg

Doris Guggisberg has been a writer for most of her life, but recently switched from writing lullabies, wedding songs, and Bible musicals to writing novels. Detours is her first novel.

She was raised on a farm in Nebraska, attended Concordia University there, has lived in Detroit, Michigan, St. Paul, Minnesota, and several rural communities in Minnesota. She now lives in Redwood Falls, Minnesota with her husband, Jim. She was the children's librarian in Redwood Falls for a number of years. She enjoys playing the piano, solving word puzzles, volunteering at church, and writing her stories in a room filled with her Noah's arks collection. She wrote Detours, thinking of the many twists and turns her life has taken and knowing that it's God's detours that keep us on track.  

Laurie Lucking

Fantasy Adventure, Fairy Tale Romance

Laurie Lucking loves books, music, and spending time with her husband and four children in beautiful Minnesota. When she finds a spare moment, she writes clean young adult romantic fantasy inspired by fairy tales. Laurie’s novels have won the Excellence in Editing Award and finaled in the Carol Awards, and her short stories have been featured in Brio Magazine and a number of anthologies.

D.E. Carlson

Do you remember. . . How fantasy used to be? 

Dorothy Emeline Carlson grew up wild and free on the Dakota plains. True to her heritage, she now homesteads with her husband and homeschools her two girls - when she isn't writing, which admittedly is not often. She's always loved the written word. 

You can visit her on her website, for more Empire of Ash and Song awesomeness (including a free novella with newsletter sign ups!), or you can reach out to her on social media. She loves hearing from her fans!  

Karen E. Ingle

Love. Real. Hard.

Karen Ingle weaves her romantic suspense novels out of the strands of true stories—the lives of real, resilient women journeying out of dark despair into bright hope. As a freelance writer, editor, and ghostwriter, she has met these women, interviewed them, and served them. Their stories will catch your breath, touch your heart, and ignite your courage.

Her first novel, With Me in the Storm, premiered her Rumors of Light series, which includes three more books on the way. Karen writes from her home in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, having raised five adults (and still raising an entertaining flock of chickens) alongside her husband Dennis. Their favorite annual event: their wedding anniversary coffee house tour. Recommendations are welcome!

Dann Hurlbert

Dann has BSED in English and Theater Education from the University of South Dakota, an MFA in Digital Cinema from California’s National University, and has spent many years as an educator and professional actor and director. He currently serves as a Media & Design Specialist at Minnesota’s Carleton College. He’s a sucker for the Great Outdoors, Caribou Coffee, and his beautiful wife, and three impressive kids.

Kennedy is a cheerful and creative teenager who inspired much of the SRG story and corrected all her dad’s teen lingo. She enjoys being with friends, whipping up sweet and tasty desserts, and spending time at the lake. Any lake. She loves lakes. Especially the Boundary Waters. But any lake will do. She also likes sports and cuddling with the family Golden Retrievers.

Joyce Wheeler

Joyce Wheeler is the author of romantic and historical fictions books, plus a children's fiction. She and her husband Justin enjoy their family ranch in western South Dakota and her novels reflect the uniqueness of prairie communities and the people who live there. Mystery, humor, romance, and Christian values are usually portrayed in her fast-action stories.

Shannon McNear

Real History. Real Romance. Real Faith.

Transplanted to the far north after more than two decades in the Deep South, Shannon McNear loves losing herself in local history. She’s the author of four novellas and seven full-length novels, with a 2014 RITA® nominee and a 2021 SELAH winner among them. Yet her greatest joy is in being a military wife, mom-of-many, mother-in-law, and grammie.

She’s also a contributor to Colonial Quills and a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Faith-Hope-Love Christian Writers. When not cooking, researching, or leaking story from her fingertips, she enjoys being outdoors, basking in the beauty of the northern prairies.

Jessica Berg

Jessica Berg, a child of the Dakotas and the prairie, grew up amongst hard-working men and women and learned at an early age to “put some effort into it.” Following that wise adage, she has put effort into teaching high school English for two decades, being a mother to four children (she finds herself surprised at this number, too), basking in the love of her husband of more than twenty years and losing herself in the imaginary worlds she creates.

Lauren Johnson

Lauren’s 35-year writing career includes everything from vice president of corporate communications to editor of fiction and nonfiction books. Recently she's added "magazine writer" to her resume, writing articles for publications throughout South Dakota.

Flying Lessons: A Single Mom’s Guide to Empty Nesting, is a two-time Transformational Author award winner. Lauren's working on a boy mom series, adding a prequel and sequel to Flying Lessons for parenting sons of all ages.

As an editor, Lauren guides authors and entrepreneurs through the editing process. She’s been called an “Editorial Angel” by the director of the Alliance for Independent Authors for good reason. Lauren’s methods help authors put their best book forward and experience author joy along the way.

More authors coming soon! 

As a family-friendly event, we're looking for books everyone in the family can enjoy such as: fantasy, romance (clean), children’s, devotionals, non-fiction, suspense, and more.

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