Announcing the 2023 Ohioana Book Festival Authors!
We’re back!
Yes, the Ohioana Book Festival will once again be LIVE and IN PERSON this April . . . and you’re invited!
Join us as we present our 17th annual celebration of Ohio books and authors at the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Main Library on Saturday, April 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
It will be a fun-filled day with panel discussions, conversations, readings, and activities, plus an on-site book fair with The Book Loft of German Village where you can shop for books by your favorite festival authors and get them signed!
In addition to the main event, we’ll be presenting a number of outreach programs with community partners from all around Ohio. As we like to say, there’s something for every reader of every age at the Ohioana Book Festival!
Our thanks to Will Hillenbrand for creating this year’s festival poster, with its delightful “Buckeye Readers.” Will is just one of the more than 120 Ohio authors and illustrators who will be featured at this year’s event – see the complete list below.*
In the coming weeks, we’ll be adding more festival news and information on our website, blog, newsletter, and social media—be sure to check them often!
Mark your calendars now for April 22. We’ll see you at the festival!
FICTION
Karina Bartow
Tom Batiuk
Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
Terreece M. Clarke
Abby Collette
Karin Cecile Davidson
Jen Devon
Srirupa Dhar
Meredith Doench
Alex Erickson
Erin Flanagan
Patti Flinn
Amanda Flower
Eileen Curley Hammond
Anastasia Hastings (aka Kylie Logan/Casey Daniels)
Nancy Herriman
Leanna Renee Hieber
Kip Knott
Jen Knox
Kathryn Long
Olivia Matthews
Josef Matulich
Jess Montgomery
Kerry Rea
Emilia Rosa
Jerry Roth
Lucy A. Snyder
Jessica Strawser
Don Tassone
Judith Turner-Yamamoto
Marie Vibbert
Wendy Vogel
Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Ticana Zhu
NONFICTION
Brian Alexander
Matthew Caracciolo
Richard F. Celeste
Renee Casteel Cook
Shane W. Croston
Mark Dawidziak
Guy Denny
Jessica Fries-Gaither
Chelsea Gottfried & Jim McCormac
John J. Grabowski
Larisa Harper
Edward P. Horvath
Teshauna L. Isaac
Judy Orr James
Robert Kroeger
John W. Kropf
Deseree Liddell & Mary Louise Ruehr
Jacqueline Lipton
David Meyers & Elise Meyers Walker
Bayyinah Monk-Nduaka
Brian Michael Murphy
Brad Ricca
Steven Rosen
Kathy Schulz
Jillian Scudder
Prince Shakur
Ric S. Sheffield
Nita Sweeney
Samantha Tucker & Amy Spears
Jane Ann Turzillo
POETRY
Mark M. Dean
Darren C. Demaree
Adam J. Gellings
Kari Gunter-Seymour
Manuel Iris
Megan Neville
Emily Patterson
Elana Pitts
Bonnie Proudfoot
Annette Dauphin Simon
Felicia Zamora
MIDDLE GRADE/YOUNG ADULT
Breshea Anglen
Kristy Boyce
Cinda Williams Chima
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Jason R. Lady
Terri Libenson
Mindy McGinnis
Jeff Miller
Wes Molebash
Stacy Nockowitz
Bryan Prosek
Mar Romasco-Moore
Jennifer Ann Shore
Erik Jon Slangerup
Tricia Springstubb
Frances Smith Strickland
Sara Bennett Wealer
Brieanna Wilkoff
Misty Wilson & David Wilson
JUVENILE
Frederick Luis Aldama
Lisa J. Amstutz
Lindsay Bonilla
Tim Bowers
Erin Alon Brain
Marcy Campbell
Mary Kay Carson
e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Jean Colebank
Keila V. Dawson
Jeffrey Ebbeler
Kathy S. Elasky
Jacob Grant
S.R.D. Harris
Will Hillenbrand
Kate Hoefler
Florenza Lee
Margeaux Lucas
Allison Marks & Wayne Marks
Katie Mazeika
Dia Mixon
Samuel Narh & Freda Narh
Merrill Rainey
Blythe Russo
Jennifer Sommer
Carmella Van Vleet & Chiquita Mullins-Lee
Andrea Wang
Julie Whitney
*Author lineup may change without notice.