February 1, 2024
Announcing the 2024 Ohioana Book Festival Authors and Illustrators!
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 18th annual celebration of Ohio books, authors, and illustrators at the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Main Library on Saturday, April 20, 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!
We have 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 20. We’ll see you at the festival!
Fiction
Kalynn Applewhite
Karina Bartow
Tom Batiuk
S.F. Baumgartner
H.M.S. Brown
Erin Flanagan
Patti Flinn
Amanda Flower
Janyce Denise Glasper
D.M. Guay
Anastasia Hastings
Kathryn Haueisen
Leanna Renee Hieber
Anna Lee Huber
M.C. Jeter
John Kachuba
Linda Kass
Katrina Kittle
Olivia Matthews
Claire McMillan
Raul Ramos y Sanchez
Lucy A. Snyder
Jessica Strawser
Rich J. Tilley and Zachary D. Tilley
Thrity Umrigar
Ashley Willow
Nonfiction
Hanif Abdurraqib
Jane Bond
Richard W. Burry
Jamie Capuzza
Renee Casteel Cook
Namara L. Dafney
Athena Dixon
Tameka N. Ellington
Kelcey Ervick
David Giffels
Sandra Gurvis
Conrade C. Hinds
Mark Sebastian Jordan
Timothy R.W. Jordan
Robinson Lizano Briceño
Amit Majmudar
David Meyers & Elise Meyers Walker
Jay Nesbit
Jillian Scudder
Sarah Stankorb
Nita Sweeney
Lynn Tramonte
Jane Ann Turzillo
Poetry
Zoë Brigley
Darren C. Demaree
Charlene Fix
Maxwell I. Gold
Carolyn Grace
Kari Gunter-Seymour
Anita M. Hessenauer
Wendy McVicker & Cathy Cultice Lentes
Deni Naffziger
Cindy Juyoung Ok
Sandra Rivers-Gill
Jessica Weyer-Bentley
Middle Grade & Young Adult
Jeff Alt
Breshea Anglen
David Arnold
Jenn Bishop
Kristy Boyce
Tiara J. Brown
Mary Kay Carson
Cinda Williams Chima
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Elisa Stone Leahy
Terri Libenson
Mindy McGinnis
Patricia Miller
Wes Molebash
Wolfgang Parker & Vilnius Oorte
Natalie D. Richards
David Rickert
Erik Jon Slangerup
Joe Sutphin
Jordan Riley Swan
Camella Van Vleet
Andrea Wang
Jacqueline Woodson
Juvenile
Jashar Awan
Keturah A. Bobo
Lindsay Bonilla
Tim Bowers
Marcy Campbell
e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Keila V. Dawson
Jeffrey Ebbeler
Annie Hunter Eriksen
MaryAnn Givens-Hayes
S.R.D. Harris & Camryn Brooke
Will & Jane Hillenbrand
Kate Hoefler
Michelle Houts
Mariel Jungkunz
Aya Khalil
Daniel Kirk
Julia Kuo
Katie Mazeika
Dinara Mirtalipova & Sabrina Makhsimova
J.P. Mitchell
Oge Mora
Paula Johnson Neal
Nomar Perez
Andy J. Pizza & Sophie Miller
Merrill Rainey
Debbie Rigaud & Carlotta Penn
Blythe Russo
Tracy Subisak
*Author lineup may change without notice.