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Did you miss The BookFest Spring 2024?
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There’s something for everyone. If you love page-turning thrillers or sweet romances, self-help books or jaw-dropping memoirs, intense mysteries or books to read with the kids, then you are sure to find your next favorite read among The BookFest Award-Winning books.
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BookFest Bellwethers
Award-winning author Tina Hogan Grant was born in England and moved to the States in 1979. After moving to California, she became a commercial fisherwoman and spent ten years fishing off the southern coast of California with her husband Gordon. After retiring from fishing, they moved to a small mountain...
With four full-length novels and five novellas under her belt, award-winning author Beth A. Freely recently moved to the village of Hope, New Mexico, with a population of “113 if you count our cats.” She is currently writing two novels at the same time, one the first of a series...
Becca Fox is an awkward introvert who loves to read and write, watch anime, and play videogames next to her gamer husband. Her idea of a good time is hunting for the next great rom-com and planning trips to the exotic places where these stories take place. She has three...
With 20 years’ experience in Business and Leadership, Dr. Dominic McLoughlin began his career helping to build teams, preventing issues from arising and resolving them amicably when they did. Dominic has helped clients in many different industries, including IT, finance, retail and education. Dominic completed his PhD in 2014, researching...
Flo Selfman is an in-demand copy editor-proofreader for award-winning books in many genres, scripts, business materials and websites, and she conducts lively grammar/punctuation review workshops for adults. She is a PR consultant for books, authors and arts events. A contributing author to Media Magnetism and Office for One, she is...
K.J. Matthews is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer who has worked in the TV and entertainment industry for nearly two decades. She started her career as a TV reporter and news producer working for CBS, ABC, and FOX-TV affiliates nationwide for a number of years. After leaving local television,...
Bree Swider is a BookFest Bellwether Bree Swider is the Head of Books That Make You, a multi-media firm under the Black Château Enterprises family of brands. In her visionary role, she oversees Books That Make You as the platform engages booklovers and promotes all-things books through its website, the...
Amy Wolf is currently working on a new dragon fantasy novel. She is an Amazon Kindle Scout winner for her novel The Misses Brontës’ Establishment. Her dragon fantasy books, THE CAVERNIS SERIES, have proved popular with readers. Amy has published 12 novels and 38 short stories in the SF/Fantasy press....
Stephanie is the head of Book and Wine Lovers Marketing. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Relations. Stephanie started her career working for a headhunter and acquired phenomenal research skills. She then proceeded to work for two catalog companies running the Customer Service and Sales Departments. Stephanie lived and...
C.D. McKenna is the award-winning author of The Vorelian Saga. She lives in the stunning mountains of Colorado, where she was first inspired to build a world of magic and beasts. McKenna not only dares to blend the genres of Epic High Fantasy and Horror, but she also explores the...
CJ spent twenty years touring the world thanks to the United States Air Force. During her time, she received two associate degrees, one in Logistics management and the other in business Management, a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, a Green Belt certification in process improvement, and her Special Education Certification. Upon...
donalee is a professional writer and freelance journalist based in Halifax, N.S. Her byline has appeared in more than 100 publications, including The National Post, Chatelaine, Maclean’s, The Lawyers Weekly, and Canadian Business. Her first mystery novel Hung Out To Die was published in March 2023. She is the author...
Parchelle Tashi is an accomplished and award-winning video producer who started her career as a high school math teacher before venturing into video production over a decade ago. Based in San Diego, she founded The Author’s Leverage, a team of experienced professionals in learning design, high-quality video production, and learning...
Hannah Jacobson is the founder of Book Award Pro, the company that helps authors get validation for their books. Every year, authors spanning 6 continents win thousands of new awards using Book Award Pro. As the company’s founder, Hannah’s expertise has been recognized as the leading voice in book awards...
Brian is the founder and owner of Invouq, a boutique digital marketing agency in Seattle. He creates award-winning websites that help people who sell their knowledge & experience succeed online. Brian has been part of the team at Black Chateaû since the beginning, creating SEO-optimized websites and marketing automation for authors...
Mickey Mikkelson is the founder of Creative Edge Publicity. In 2006, he began his work in the literary and bookseller industry as the Special Events Manager for Chapters/Indigo, Canada’s largest bookstore chain, in St. Albert, Alberta. Ten years later, he formed Creative Edge Publicity, an aggressive publicity firm that specializes...
Lucia Matuonto is a book author, podcaster and children’s physiotherapist. Lucia is the author of the new children’s book Out of The Box and the children’s book series Zoe the Crab, a tale promoting inclusion and diversity with children. She is also the host of the online program Uncut with...
Desireé Duffy is the Founder of Black Château, a marketing and public relations agency; Books That Make You, a multi-media brand that promotes books and authors through its award-winning website, podcast, and radio show; The BookFest®, an online bookish adventure that brings together booklovers from around the world, and is...
Deborah Zara Kobylt is an award-winning journalist best known for her work on CNN, Fox11 Los Angeles, KCAL9 News, Turner Entertainment, and host of the popular audio/ video podcast, Deborah Kobylt LIVE. In 2020, she got 6 nominations from the LA Press Club, including Journalist of the Year, and just received...
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