Connect with local authors during our book expo and buy their latest titles in time for your holiday gift giving and reading. Join us to meet and hear book talks by local authors on our main stage.
Join our local authors for lightning book talks to discover a new author to read or whose book you can gift! See what our local used bookstore has by local authors and for writers and local historians.
Enjoy local author readings and storytime. Learn about your next great read and then go buy or borrow it!
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10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Picture Book Stage | Storytime with Children's Authors |
10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. |
Main Stage - DVD area | Adult & Teen Authors |
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Main Stage - DVD area | Adult & Teen Author |
Visit the library's Local Author Resources webpage.
Featured Local Authors
Applications are now closed.
Click on the Author's name for their website where available.
2025 Authors
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Mary-Lynn |
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| Jason George |  |
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| Wendy Gilligan |  |
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| Neil Gordon-Tennant |  |
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| Bruce Hanson |  |
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| Theresa C. Ifeonu |  |
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| Valerie Losell |  |
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| J. McDonald |  |
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| Wendy McQuaig |  |
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| *Raven Murphy |  |
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| Sandra Nixdorf |  |
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| Anaiah Ofori-Poku |  |
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| Qarradune Books Amanda Giasson and Julie B. Campbell |
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| Cathrine E. Robinson |
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Jennifer |
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| Lindsay Soberano Wilson |  |
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| Raimo Strangis |  |
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Michael Walton |
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| Colleen Winter |  |
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| Rivendell Books |  |
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| Barrie Writers' Club |
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| *Kapow Comics |  |
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AGE GROUP: | Seniors | School-Aged Kids | Families | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Writers & Artists | Special Events | Books & Beyond | Authors |
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