Bryce W. Anderson
www.bryce-anderson.com
Bryce Anderson holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Montana. He was raised in Missoula, MT, which is the setting of his book (Body of Knowledge). He reads for entertainment, education, and enlightenment. He currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky with his wife and four children, where he works as a solutions engineer for Exstream Software. He makes a habit out of pondering the unknown.

2009 Book Tree Reviews Book of the Year

Todd A. Fonseca
www.thetimecavern.com
Todd A Fonseca is the author of the juvenile fiction novel The Time Cavern. Named a 2009 National Indie Excellence Book Award finalist and nominated for a 2008 Minnesota book award, his debut novel is the first in a series. His Time Cavern series is consistently ranked one of the most popular books on Amazon in Categories such as "Books for Boys", "Time Travel" and "Juvenile Fiction". Fonseca lives in Minnesota with his wife and four boys.

2009 National Indie Excellence Award Young Adult Fiction

  

Nathan Lowell
www.solarclipper.com
Nathan Lowell  has been a writer for more than forty years, and first entered the literary world by podcasting his novels. His sci-fi series, The Golden Age of the Solar Clipper grew from his long time fascination with space opera and his own experiences shipboard in the United States Coast Guard. Nathan's works are consistently the top rated works on PodioBooks.com (4 out of Top 10 Overall Rated by Votes, 6 out of Top 10 Rated Overall*)

* Rankings as of January 1, 2010

Multiple Parsec Finalist & PodioBooks Founder's Choice Awards

   


    

 
Leslie Ann Moore
www.leslieannmoore.com
Leslie Ann Moore has been a storyteller since childhood. A native of Los Angeles, she received a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of California. She lives and works in Los Angeles, and in her spare time she practices the art of belly dancing. Griffin's Daughter is her first novel which was awarded the 2008 IBPA Ben Franklin Award for Best First Fiction. Her second novel Griffin's Shadow was released in February of 2009. The final novel in the series is due for release in the summer of 2009.

2008 IBPA Ben Franklin Award for Best First Fiction for Griffin's Daughter

  

Dawn Somers
www.dawnsomers.com
Born in Raleigh North Carolina, Dawn spent more than 20 years writing and perfecting her craft. She had written 12 full length novels, before writing her first published work Winter's Embrace. Dawn currently lives in St. Petersburg Florida, with her husband and two children.
Michael J. Sullivan
www.michaelsullivan-author.com
Michael has written for twenty years and had completed thirteen full-length novels before starting on his critically acclaimed Riyria Revelations. Conceived as a single tale split among six self-contained books, the entire series was written befor the first one was released. The series was designed like a television series where a single story arc would span a season while each week an individual episode would be revealed. The books have been released one every six-months since October 2008. He is currently working on the fourth book: The Emerald Storm due in April 2010.

Multiple Awards

 
 
Winston Stewart
Winston Stewart writes Literary Fiction in the tradition of John Updike. His prose is a masterpiece that brings to life characters that you understand down to their souls. He has been writing for over 30 years but A Burden to the Earth is his first published work.

It has not yet entered a "final draft" stage so its release date is not yet determined.

Marshall S.Thomas
www.soldierofthelegion.com
Marshall writes Military Science Fiction and credits Robert Heinlein as a major influence in his writings. He is writing a 6 book epic tale the first four are released by other publishers. He has signed the 5th work, Cross of the Legion to Ridan and its release date is currently being scheduled.
 
 
   

IBPA Ben Frankin & ForeWord Magazine Awards