Author Profiles

Ohio has a rich literary heritage as well as some wonderful contemporary authors. Learn more about them here! You can sort by various categories and see who has participated in our annual book festival by using the category search on the left, or search by keyword (including partial author names) by using the search field on the right.

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Cory McCarthy

Cory McCarthy is the author of numerous books for young readers including Man O’ War, The Color of Rain, and Breaking Sky. They live with their family in Vermont, where they teach writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Learn more at: https://onceandfuturestories.com/Read More

Cory McCarthy is the author of numerous books for young readers including Man O’ War, The Color of Rain, and Breaking Sky. They live with their family in Vermont, where they teach writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Learn more at: https://onceandfuturestories.com/

Brian McClellan

Brian lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife, two dogs, a cat, and between 6,000 and 60,000 honey bees (depending on the time of year). He began writing on Wheel of Time role playing websites at fifteen. Encouraged toward writing by his parents, he started working on short stories and novellas in his late teens. He went on to major in English with an emphasis on creative writing at Brigham Young University.…Read More

Brian lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife, two dogs, a cat, and between 6,000 and 60,000 honey bees (depending on the time of year).

He began writing on Wheel of Time role playing websites at fifteen. Encouraged toward writing by his parents, he started working on short stories and novellas in his late teens. He went on to major in English with an emphasis on creative writing at Brigham Young University. It was here he met Brandon Sanderson, who encouraged Brian’s feeble attempts at plotting and characters more than he should have.

Brian continued to study writing not just as an art but as a business and was determined this would be his life-long career. He attended Orson Scott Card’s Literary Bootcamp in 2006. In 2008, he received honorable mention in the Writers of the Future Contest.

In November 2011, The Powder Mage Trilogy sold at auction to Orbit Books. The trilogy is out now: Promise of Blood, The Crimson Campaign, and The Autumn Republic, with a new trilogy set to begin in 2016.

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Karen McClintock

Karen A. McClintock, PhD, is a psychologist specializing in family secrets and shame recovery. She is a national workshop leader and teaches human sexuality at Southern Oregon University. She is the author of four previous books, including Sexual Shame: An Urgent Call to Healing and Shame-Less Lives, Grace-Full Congregations.Read More

Karen A. McClintock, PhD, is a psychologist specializing in family secrets and shame recovery. She is a national workshop leader and teaches human sexuality at Southern Oregon University. She is the author of four previous books, including Sexual Shame: An Urgent Call to Healing and Shame-Less Lives, Grace-Full Congregations.

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Delores L. McCollum

NATIVE OF Ann Arbor, Michigan RESIDENT OF Cleveland, Ohio   EDUCATION John F. Kennedy High School – Cleveland, Ohio Spelman College – Atlanta, Georgia – BA/History 3rd of Five Generations of Spelman Graduates Cleveland State University – Cleveland, Ohio – MA/History   CAREER Social Studies Teacher – Grades 7-12 – Public Schools of Cleveland – 27½ Years Mentor – High School Teachers New to the Profession – Public Schools of Cleveland – 4 Years Adjunct Instructor – Ursuline College – Pepper Pike, Ohio – 2 Semesters Masters Apprentice Program – Teacher Candidates Field Supervisor – Cleveland State University – Cleveland, Ohio – 2 Semesters – Pre-Service Teachers Consultant/Presenter – Successful Classroom Management LLC   AUTHOR/CO-AUTHOR IF  .…Read More

NATIVE OF

Ann Arbor, Michigan

RESIDENT OF

Cleveland, Ohio

 

EDUCATION

John F. Kennedy High School – Cleveland, Ohio

Spelman College – Atlanta, Georgia – BA/History

3rd of Five Generations of Spelman Graduates

Cleveland State University – Cleveland, Ohio – MA/History

 

CAREER

Social Studies Teacher – Grades 7-12 – Public Schools of Cleveland – 27½ Years

Mentor – High School Teachers New to the Profession – Public Schools of Cleveland – 4 Years

Adjunct Instructor – Ursuline College – Pepper Pike, Ohio – 2 Semesters

Masters Apprentice Program – Teacher Candidates

Field Supervisor – Cleveland State University – Cleveland, Ohio – 2 Semesters – Pre-Service Teachers

Consultant/Presenter – Successful Classroom Management LLC

 

AUTHOR/CO-AUTHOR

IF  . . . Bible Stories Were Reported in Today’s Headlines

Your First 30 Minutes – The ABC’s of Successful Classroom Management (Red Ribbon Edition)

Do You Know?  A Survey of the Black Experience in America

 

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Member – Teacher Education Curriculum Re-design/CREATE Team of Cleveland State University  2011-2012

Member – The City Club of Cleveland

Creator – Release Your Power:  VOTE!® – A Voter Awareness & Education Project

Founder – Successful Classroom Management Initiative®

Creator – Happy Birthday Dr. King!” © Birthday Card Contest

Founder – The Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Breakfast Celebration – Cleveland, Ohio

Volunteer – Election Protection Initiative – Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Volunteer – Food Bank Ministry – Bethany Baptist Church – Cleveland, Ohio

Volunteer (former) – Food Bank Ministry – Forest Hill Presbyterian Church – Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Volunteer – Stop the Hate® Essay Reader – Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage – Beachwood, Ohio

Proponent Testimony – The Education Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives

At the Invitation of The (late) Honorable Claudette J. Woodard – Bill to create “Teacher Appreciation Day”

 

HONORS, AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Woman of Excellence Award from the Great Lakes Region of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Community Leadership Honoree – Beth-el AME Zion Church – Cleveland, Ohio

“In the Footsteps of Dr. King” Honoree – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Scholarship Committee –

Cleveland, Ohio

Delores L. McCollum Scholarship – Established by the MLK Holiday Scholarship Committee – Cleveland, Ohio

Citation Award Honoree – Alpha Xi Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.

Educational Excellence Award – Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission

Community Service Award – Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. – Gamma Chapter

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers®

Fulbright Scholar – The State of Israel

Armonk Scholar – Federal Republic of Germany

Letter of Commendation – The (late) Honorable Louis Stokes – Member of the United States Congress

Outstanding Young Woman of America®

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Jim McCormac

Jim McCormac worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for thirty-one years, first as a botanist and then on special projects involving animals, primarily birds, for the Division of Wildlife. He is the author or coauthor of several books, the “Nature” columnist for the Columbus Dispatch, and an avid, frequently published photographer. https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Gardening+for+MothsRead More

Jim McCormac worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for thirty-one years, first as a botanist and then on special projects involving animals, primarily birds, for the Division of Wildlife. He is the author or coauthor of several books, the “Nature” columnist for the Columbus Dispatch, and an avid, frequently published photographer. https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Gardening+for+Moths

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Hal McCoy

Hal McCoy is a native of Akron, Ohio and an honors graduate from the Kent State University School of Journalism. He lives with his wife, Nadine, and two dogs, Cooper and Paige, in Englewood, Ohio. McCoy has been an award-winning sports journalist for 53 years and has covered major league baseball and the Cincinnati Reds for 43 years.…Read More

Hal McCoy is a native of Akron, Ohio and an honors graduate from the Kent State University School of Journalism. He lives with his wife, Nadine, and two dogs, Cooper and Paige, in Englewood, Ohio.

McCoy has been an award-winning sports journalist for 53 years and has covered major league baseball and the Cincinnati Reds for 43 years. He has won 48 state and national writing awards and has been named Ohio sportswriter of the year 13 times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. In 2002, McCoy was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. and is the only non-Cincinnati resident who is a member of the Cincinnati Journalists Hall of Fame.

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Tiffany McDaniel

TIFFANY McDANIEL is the international bestselling author of Betty, The Summer that Melted Everything, and On the Savage Side. Her newest book, A Sky Full of Dragons, is the first book in her new Middle Grade fantasy series, The Wand Keepers, releasing August 27, 2024.…Read More

TIFFANY McDANIEL is the international bestselling author of Betty, The Summer that Melted Everything, and On the Savage Side. Her newest book, A Sky Full of Dragons, is the first book in her new Middle Grade fantasy series, The Wand Keepers, releasing August 27, 2024. Drawing from her Cherokee heritage, she is a poet, a novelist, and a visual artist. She is the winner of over a dozen literary prizes, including the Guardian’s Not the Booker, the Ohioana Reader’s Choice Award, Friends of American Writers Chicago, the Society of Midland Authors, and the FNAC. She lives with cats and a dog surrounded by the trees and wildlife that she loves. When not writing, she may be found in the garden or walking in the woods. Tiffany was awarded the prestigious title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in July 2021. Learn more at: https://www.tiffanymcdaniel.com/ and follow Tiffany on Instagram @authortiffanymcdaniel

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Laura McDermott

Laura published her first book, Lessons from a Birdbrain: Summer, Ohio in November 2020. She is an avid birdwatcher, videographer, kitten foster mom and student of mindfulness in her free time. Her other career is in Information Technology Program Management, and she is also passionate about building technology solutions to solve business problems. Let’s just say, these two careers help balance the right and left sides of Laura’s brain.Read More

Laura published her first book, Lessons from a Birdbrain: Summer, Ohio in November 2020. She is an avid birdwatcher, videographer, kitten foster mom and student of mindfulness in her free time. Her other career is in Information Technology Program Management, and she is also passionate about building technology solutions to solve business problems. Let’s just say, these two careers help balance the right and left sides of Laura’s brain.

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Yolanda McElroy

Yolanda McElroy is an Ohio native and a graduate of the Ohio State University. She is the owner and founder of MochaPrism LLC, a publishing company which features a diverse mix of children of color as primary characters within fun, fictional stories for young people. She is glad that you found her work! Yolanda is available for author days and school visits.…Read More

Yolanda McElroy is an Ohio native and a graduate of the Ohio State University. She is the owner and founder of MochaPrism LLC, a publishing company which features a diverse mix of children of color as primary characters within fun, fictional stories for young people. She is glad that you found her work! Yolanda is available for author days and school visits. Books are available for purchase at Amazon.com and MochaPrism.com.

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Mindy McGinnis

Mindy McGinnis is an Edgar Award-winning novelist who writes across multiple genres, including post-apocalyptic, historical, thriller, contemporary, mystery, and fantasy. While her settings may change, you can always count on Mindy’s books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us. Learn more at: https://www.mindymcginnis.com/.Read More

Mindy McGinnis is an Edgar Award-winning novelist who writes across multiple genres, including post-apocalyptic, historical, thriller, contemporary, mystery, and fantasy. While her settings may change, you can always count on Mindy’s books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us. Learn more at: https://www.mindymcginnis.com/.

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