The Schedule:
March 22nd, 2025:
Author Meet & Greet:
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM:
Downtown & Centertown, Grand Haven
Get ready for an unforgettable day of literary celebration as over 100 national and local authors come to downtown and Centertown Grand Haven. Meet talented writers at select venue locations, get your books signed, and discover your next favorite read. On the day of the festival, books will be available for purchase at Harborfront Place, Tri-Cities Historical Museum, and The Book Cellar.
V.I.P. Event & Silent Auction
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM:
$50 per ticket
Cap off the day with an elegant VIP experience. This ticketed event will include:
Mingling with authors in a relaxed, intimate setting
A cash bar featuring a variety of beverages
A delicious charcuterie buffet and a sweet tooth charcuterie
A silent auction benefiting Bluebird Cancer Retreats
*schedule will be updated when new events are announced.
Featured Author:
Abigail Owen is the #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and International bestselling author of 30+ books that range from upper YA (18+) epic romantasy to new adult modern mythic romantasy to super spicy adult paranormal romance.
Other Romance Authors:
Jessica K. Foster, Kelly Ohlert, Katie May, Monica Amore, Eden Rose , Jennifer Lowery , Hope Daniels , DK Marie ,Sylvia Hubbard, Catherine M Sweet , Morgan and Jennifer Locklear, Taysha WL, Amber Marie, Mary Claire, Megan Monarch, Nicole Steele, JM Walker, JA Low, Yolanda Olson, Althea Romig, Anastasia Wilder, Meika Usher
Featured Author:
Erin A. Craig is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Erin A. Craig has always loved telling stories.
After getting her B.F.A. from the University of Michigan, in Theatre Design and Production, she stage managed tragic operas with hunchbacks, séances, and murderous clowns, then decided she wanted to write books that were just as spooky.
Other Mystery Authors:
Rachel Howzell Hall, Megan Davidhizar, Tirza Price, Megan Davidhizar, Jessica K. Foster, Nick Courage, Melanie Hooyenga, Tirza Price, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Cindy Williams Schrauben, LB Anne, Yvette Daniels, Jules Nelson, Jackie Sewell, Susan Jacobs Lipshaw, Mickey Carolan, Jill Barry-Cowan, Rhonda Accardo, Jean Davis
Featured Author:
Hannah Whitten's books have been international bestsellers and translated into multiple languages. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, watching horror movies, or chasing after her feral children. She lives in Tennessee with her family, two dogs who think they run the house, and a cat who actually does.
Other Fantasy Authors:
Lindsay Clement, Miranda Talley, Jean Davis
Kellie M. Parker is a YA thriller and fantasy author, tea drinker, and fan of all things cozy and bookish. I also write adult inspirational romantic suspense as Kellie VanHorn.
Other Youth Authors:
T.A Moorman, JR Erickson Lisa Childs, Layne Fargo
Christina Henry, Adriane Leigh, Ed McKenna, Andy Pliego, Cyrus Keith, J Erin, Ashley Zuidema, Jessica Gomez, Angela K Crandall, Mark Love, Samantha Moran, Joan H Young
Martin L. Shoemaker's work has appeared in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, Galaxy’s Edge, Digital Science Fiction, Forever Magazine, Writers of the Future, and numerous anthologies including Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF 4, Man-Kzin Wars XV, The Jim Baen Memorial Award: The First Decade, Little Green Men—Attack!, More Human Than Human: Stories of Androids, Robots, and Manufactured Humanity, Avatar Dreams, and Weird World War III. His Clarkesworld story “Today I Am Paul” is Nebula nominated.
Other Science Fiction Authors:
Drew Reichard, and Christopher Coats
Johnny Compton is a Stoker Award nominated author whose short stories have appeared in Pseudopod, Strange Horizons, The No Sleep Podcast and several other publications. His fascination with frightening fiction started when he was introduced to the ghost story “The Golden Arm” as a child. The Spite House, his debut novel, was released in 2023. His second novel, Devils Kill Devils, was released in 2024.
Other Horror Authors:
Megan Davidhizar, Dylan Collins Dunbar, Stephanie Gilmore, Stephanie G Olsen, Anne Langworthy, Andy Lockwood
Christopher Cosmos was raised in the Midwest and attended the University of Michigan as the recipient of a Chick Evans Scholarship. In addition to being a bestselling author, he is also a screenwriter and has had his work featured in the annual Black List of best Hollywood screenplays of the year. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Other Historical Fiction Authors:
Christopher Cosmos, Stephanie Carpenter, Wendy S Simmons, Stacy N Elliott, Aubrey Wynne, Thomas Ford Conlin, Maggie Wellington, KM McIntyre, William Zach Fricke, Carole Nichols, Susie Finkbeiner, Dana Vanderlugt
Kenny Porter is a professional comic book writer living in West Michigan. His credits include DC Comics (Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow, The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, DC: Mech, Superman, Green Lantern), Image Comics (The Schlub), SEGA (Yakuza), and Top Cow (Artifacts). He’s also the creator of Fearless (Scholastic) and Barnstormers! (Insight Comics).
Other Specialty & Non-Fiction Authors:
Kenny Porter (Comic Books), LaUra Schmidt (grief recovery), Breeda Kelly Miller (Memoir), Amy Piper (memoir), Caitlin Cowan (poetry), Leslie Cieplechowicz (Photography), Francine Houston (poetry), Rebecca Kolenda (memoir), Ellen Lord and Ed Tury (Poetry), Dr. Tabatha Barber (women’s health), Ross J Smith (memoir), Jen Chichester (poetry), Chelsea Bobulski (Christian), Joseph Lalonde (memoir), Danielle Bernock (nonfiction, podcast host, speaker), Patrick Goran (nonfiction), Lynne Schmidt (poetry)