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Plano Book Festival

We're excited and honored to have the following authors with us at the 3rd Annual Plano Book Festival:

  • Dick Armey, author of Armey's Axioms

  • Prof. William Baker, author of The Cultural Heritage of Arabs, Islam, & Middle East
  • Ginnie Siena Bivona and Mitchel Whitington, editors/publishers of Haunted Encounters, Real Life Stories of Supernatural Experiences
  • Mark H. Bogosian, Tommy L. Hamilton, and Michael K. Regan, authors of Never Again A Self-Defense Guide for the Flying Public
  • Trudy Bourgeois, author of Her Corner Office
  • Joy Buckner, author of Making Real Love Happen - The New ERA of Intimacy
  • Lillian Stewart Carl, author of Time Enough to Die and, soon to be released, Lucifer's Crown
  • Mary Cimarolli, author of The Bootlegger's Other Daughter
  • Steve Copling, author of The Listener
  • Jeff Crilley, author of Free Publicity
  • Ken C. Cross, author of The Witness
  • Cindy Daniel, author of Death Warmed Over
  • Bill Dareing, author of The Pages of Time
  • George DeJohn, author of Three Minutes to a Strong Mind and Fit Body
  • Kelli Kyle Dominquez, author of The Perfect Pinata (a children's book)
  • Sydney Newman Dotson, author of No Greater Deception A True Texas Story
  • Denise Fields, author of Baby Bargains and Bridal Bargains (with Alan Fields), and Baby 411 (with Dr. Ari Brown)
  • Pattie G. Fields, author of Curtain Call: A Mother Daughter Story of Triumph Over Adversity
  • Roy R. Fisher, Jr. and Susan Fisher Anderson, authors of The Lucky B... Club Letters to My Bride From the Left Seat
  • Robert Flynn, author of Paul Baker and Integration of Abilities and Growing Up a Sullen Baptist and Other Lies
  • Matt Fuller, author of A Smart Little Saver
  • Dr. Lawana Gladney, author of If I Have to Tell You One More Time Six Keys to Motivating Your Kids
  • Jim Gramon, author of Legendary Texas Storytellers, Famous Texas Folklorists
    and Their Stories
    , and Fun Texas Festivals and Events
  • L.C. Hayden, author of The Drums of Gerald Hurd
  • R.L. Hayden, author of Cover-Up: An Alternate Roswell Story
  • Sharon Hudgins, author of The Other Side of Russia: A Slice of Life in Siberia and the Russian Far East
  • Bill Hunter, author of God's Covenant With America
  • Gary M. Lavergne, author of Worse Than Death: The Dallas Nightclub Murders and the Texas Multiple Murder Law
  • Phil Livingston & Ed Roberts, author of War Horse
  • Dr. Len Lopez, author of Action Steps Journal: To Burn Or Not To Burn Fat
  • Catherine Carrasco Lynch, author of Mi Abuelita
  • William Manchee, author of Plastic Gods and Yes, We're Open
  • Barr McClellan, author of Blood, Money, & Power: How LBJ Killed JFK

  • Murray McColloch, author of Book of Animals (a children's book)
  • Dorothy McConachie, co-editor of Haunted Encounteres, and author of Our Texas Heritage and Top Texas Teachers
  • Marlane Miller, author of Brain Styles for Lovers
  • Maryann Miller, author of Double Take; Play it Again, Sam; and Coping With Weapons and Violence
  • Lynda Morley, author of Outings and Adventures with Children Ages 1 - 6 & Beyond
  • Mackey Murdock, author of Chute #3, Last of the Old-Time Texans, and Forgotten
  • Joan Neubauer, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journaling
  • Marjorie Hodgson Parker, author of Assault: The Crippled Champion
  • Dr. Terry Parsons, author of The Intimacy Jungle
  • Dr. Christine Quatro, author of Delivering FItness
  • Colleen Rickenbacher, CMP, CSEP, author of Be On Your Best Business Behavior
  • Melanie Rigney
  • Joyce Gibson Roach, author of Horned Toad Canyon (a children's book)
  • John J. Roark, author of Joseph Roark His Life and Times
  • Suzanne Short, author of Wisdom Daddy Taught Me: A Path from Poverty to
    Prosperity
  • Paul Spellman, author of John H. Rogers, Texas Ranger and Race to Velasco
  • Hazel Spire, author of Secret of the Seventh Gate and Homeward Tracks
  • Carlton Stowers, author of Death in a Texas Desert
  • Pamela Stone, author of A Woman's Guide to Living Alone: 10 Ways to Survive
    Grief and Be Happy
    , Taylor Publishing, 2001.
  • Dr. Paul Tracy, author of Who Killed Stephanie Crowe? The Anatomy of a Murder Investigation
  • William Verkest, author of A Family Matter: A Guide to Organizing Your Estate
  • Merle Volding, author of Family History DVD
  • Dr. Barbara Wedgewood
  • Helen West-Rodriguez, Ph.D., author of Hands Across the Border and When Mom and Dad Grow Old (with Carolyn King Dennis, M. Th.)
  • Mitchel Whitington, editor/publisher of Haunted Encounters, Real Life Stories of Supernatural Experiences
  • Gisella Olivo Whittington, author of Pump the Bear (a children's book)
  • Del-Metri Williams, author of As A Mom Thinketh. . . A Mother's Guide to Unlimited Wealth
  • Jim Wilson, author of Distillations of a Life Just Lived and Coals to Diamonds (poetry collections)
  • Jane Roberts Wood, author of Mocha: the Real Doctor (a children's book) and Roseborough
  • Jeannette Wright, author of Men Are Dogs (This book is a humorous comparison
    between dog breeds and male breeds. What breed is your man?)

Authors: We invite you to become involved with the Plano Book Festival. This year we expect to have 70 authors from across Texas and beyond representing a wide variety of literature. If you are interested in speaking, participating in a panel discussion, signing books, or other involvement, please send a complimentary copy of your latest book(s) to:

Collin County Adult Literacy Council
P. O. Box 941802
Plano, Texas, 75094

Preference will be given to books published in 2003 – 2004. Borders will sell books at the festival with 15% of book sales donated to adult literacy. Registrations should be received by December 31, 2003. To receive a registration form, contact: Debbie Frick or download a form. (Requires Adobe (R) Reader 5.0 or higher. Click here to download the latest version, it's free!)

Exhibitor booths: will be available on a first come, first served basis for a contribution of $150.00 for a 10’ x 10’ space plus 10% of sales. To reserve a booth send $150.00 by January 15, 2004, along with contact information to CCALC at the address above.

Please visit our main site at CCALC.org.
Last updated 3/18/2004