Dave Wolverton aka David Farland He has published ten novels in the fields of fantasy and science fiction, and has been nominated for the Nebula and Hugo awards. Many new writers know him as a judge for the L. Ron Hubbard “Writers of the Future” contest. ...
Julie is an award winning author of To Catch a Falling Star, Loved Like That, and My Not So Fairy Tale Life. In the national market, I have recently completed the first of a fantasy series for young adults titled The Thirteenth Month. She is developing an adult...
Terry Tempest Williams She says, “I write through my biases of gender, geography, and culture. I am a woman whose ideas have been shaped by the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau, these ideas are then filtered through the prism of my culture and my culture is...
Rick Walton Rick Walton is the author of more than thirty books for children, including So Many Bunnies: A Bedtime ABC and Counting Book and What to Do When a Bug Climbs in Your Mouth and Other Poems to Drive You Buggy. When he is not writing, he likes to read,...
Briana is the author of a self published book called “Dance Anyway”. Because of the book she has become a popular public speaker in the church and also for organizations, schools, companies, etc. Briana tells Famous Mormons “I really enjoy it...
Rebecca Talley Rebecca was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. She spent countless hours swimming in the ocean, collecting shells, and building sandcastles. She graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. While attending BYU, she met...
Samuel W. Taylor Samuel W. Taylor was a descendant of President John Taylor. He wrote many stories and magazine articles for the Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Adventure and Esquire. He also wrote books concerning Mormonism including The Last Pioneer: John Taylor, a...
Obert Skye Obert Skye was born a number of years ago in a town just about the size of the one you are living in. Those who know him are shocked that Fate has picked him of all people to tell the tale of Foo. He is, after all, incredibly uneasy around people and has...
Candace E. Salima Candace E. Salima, the author of Forged in the Refiner’s Fire, 13 & 0: Reflections of Champions and Out of the Shadows . . . Into the Light, has her fingers in many pies. With a book in the works with Merrill Osmond, the launching of her...
Brandon Sanderson, a Nebraska native, born 19 December 1975, is an American fantasy and science fiction author. He is best known for his fantasy series Mistborn and his work in finishing Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time. Sanderson was...
Tom Roulstone Tom was first published in 1981 with an article in the Pacific Northwest Quarterly. In December 2000 he retired from college history teaching to pursue writing full- time. He is the author of six LDS historical fiction novels and two Western...
Lori Ries “Kids can’t be dogs, but Ben and Aggie let them know they can be readers.” (Horn Book Starred review.) ‘ Punk Wig discusses cancer while managing to be realistic, touching and humorous.’ (Cancer Care Connection) “A loving...
David Ridges David J. Ridges has been teaching in the Church Educational System for 30 years and has been associate director and instructor at Orem Institute of Religion adjacent to Utah Valley State College. He has taught for several years at BYU Campus Education...
Kristen Randle Kristen D. Randle writing has been called “gritty, smart, and realistic” (ALA Booklist) and “compelling” and “powerful” (School Library Journal). She is the author of several novels, including the highly praised...
Janette Rallison Janette grew up in Pullman, WashingtonJanette has written six books for teens. She currently lives in Chandler, Arizona, with her husband and children....
Fabrizio Poli Author, Speaker, Pilot and Business owner Fabrizio Poli is the author of the book Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude and Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude: How to Fly Out of the Cube and Gain Your Freedom Through his experiences as an airline...
Tristi Pinkston She is the author of two LDS historical fiction novels, Nothing to Regret and Strength to Endure, both World War II sagas produced by Granite Publishing. Each story speaks to the soul of the reader as she explores the intricacies of war and the raw...
Anne Perry She has written more than 30 popular mysteries set in Victorian London, seven million copies in print. “At first, I gave the missionaries such a hard time, because there were some things I couldn’t accept, but now I can’t remember what...
Carol Lynn Pearson She has written several volumes of poetry including Beginnings,The Search, The Growing Season, A Widening View, I Can�t Stop Smiling, and Women I Have Known and Been. She created a one-woman play which she has performed more than three hundred...
Rachel Ann Nunes While Rachel mainly focuses on writing contemporary women’s fiction with strong plots and characters, her works also include more generally focused novels. While serving an LDS mission to Portugal, Rachel met her husband, TJ. They now live in...
Brenda Novak Two-time Golden Heart finalist she writes contemporary romance from her home in Sacramento, California. Since her first sale to HarperCollins in 1998,Of Nobel Birth, she’s sold seventeen books to Harlequin, thirteen for their Super romance line,...
K. L. Morgan “These stories are full of exciting adventure, wonderful imagination, and romance. Wholesome books such as these I recommend to my own children. You’ll want to read K.L. Morgan’sCastledance (2001), and Judges of Light (1998). I heartily...
Sherry Ann Miller Author of the award-winning Gift Series (five-book set can be read out of sequence and has won two first place awards, one third place award, and two fourth place awards in national competitions) and Warwick Saga (a 2-book set of historical fiction...
Marcia Lynn McClure Marcia spins her tales of love, life and laughter adventures woven around those compelling, romantic instances that most appeal to a woman’s loving heart. Marcia feels that if her readers close one of her books with a contented sigh and a...
