Local Authors Open House

local authors at the Columbia Public LibraryThis year’s Local Authors Open House will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Columbia Public Library.

Come meet some wonderful local and regional authors at this open house and hear about their writing and publishing experiences. All authors will have books available for purchase and signing, so you can take home a signed copy for yourself or as gift for someone else.

The event is full; use this form to join the wait list.

List of Authors Who Will Attend


  • Nancy Allen
  • Terry Allen
  • Jessica Ballard
  • Walter Bargen
  • Bryan Beaunoyer
  • Dorothy Canote
  • Yolanda Ciolli
  • Deborah Crews
  • Sharon SingingMoon Feltman
  • Aaron Fox
  • Sean R. Frazier
  • Jennifer Gravley
  • Keith Hardeman
  • Sharon Horton
  • B.J. Jewett
  • Brian Katcher
  • Victoria Kelley
  • Lisa Kinser
  • Sarah Kohnle
  • Marilyn Hope Lake, Ph.D.
  • Lynne Jensen Lampe
  • Marlene Lee
  • Barbara Leonhard
  • Carolyn Mulford
  • Dianna Borsi O’Brien
  • Greg Olson
  • Samuel Otten
  • John Pasquet
  • Joe Polacco
  • Savannah Province
  • Lori L. Robinett
  • Sean Ashleigh Russell
  • Stephen Paul Sayers
  • Tim Scherrer
  • Elaine Corum Strawn
  • Ed Varnum
  • Adria Waters
  • Diana Webb
  • Steve Wiegenstein
  • Danielle Winton