Speakers & Guests

	Tobias D. Robison has been receiving critiques, some of them strong enough to kill a grown man or woman, for over forty years. He was born to be taxed without representation in Washington D.C, and he graduated with distinction from Columbia College without learning to write. After a lifetime of crafting non-fiction – documentation and specifications – he moved uneasily into the fictional universe in 2006. Robison (not Robinson!) is the author of one self-published fantasy novel, a meta-fiction called “Raven's Gift". Part of the text is available at http://RavensGift.com, and more novels are on the way. The audio book is available at http://PodioBooks.com, where the RSS feed is: http://www.podiobooks.com/title/ravens-gift/feed .
	CJ Henderson is the creator of the Teddy London supernatural detective series, the Jack Hagee hardboiled PI series, and the author of some 60 novels/books in total, including such titles as The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies, Black Sabbath: The Ozzy Osbourne Years, and Baby's First Mythos. He has also had published hundreds of short stories and comics as well as thousands of non-fiction pieces. This legendary talent is one of the most brightly shining stars in the genre fiction heavens, and yet he is so remarkably disingenuous and down-to-earth that his humility is practically unbelievable. Errr ... if he does say so himself. To learn more about the self-proclaimed prophet from Brooklyn, drop in at www.cjhenderson.com, or come by his table. Those who bring bacon-flavored treats will be given preference.
	Shobhan Bantwal is the award winning author of THE DOWRY BRIDE and THE FORBIDDEN DAUGHTER, published by Kensington Publishing. She has two more books on contract. Her short stories have won honors and awards and one of them has been included in a charity anthology, the proceeds from which will be donated to St. Bernard’s Shelter for Battered Women in New Orleans. Ms. Bantwal writes mainly about women’s issues and socio-political topics, but combines them with romantic elements to produce popular commercial fiction. All her novels to date have garnered endorsements by New York Times best-selling authors, glowing reviews, and local media attention. She was recently featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer as a romance author who writes unusual romantic fiction without the clichés. Website: www.shobhanbantwal.com
	Erika Kelley, M.P.A. Erika, pseudonym Sage (http://www.sageexpression.com), is a poet, editor, blogger, and freelance writer, with social commentary articles featured in online publications such as Far Running Fat Man, The Coil Review, The Joynt Magazine, and Feminist.com. Erika’s poetry has been published in various online magazines and journals, including: Flask and Pen, Puella Mea Pulp, Western Australian Numbat pdu Poetry Journal, Poetry Super Highway, and River Poets Quarterly Journal. Her poetry has also been featured in several anthology books, published by: Wright Jusino Publishing, Lilly Press, Underground Books, Mud Puddle Books, Canadian Federation of Poets, and the New Jersey Poetry Society. She is currently working on a chapbook-length poetry collection and editing her second fiction novel.
	Angelica Harrisis a fantasy author, writing coach and the producer/director of the Hall of Imagination at Frankie’s Playce in Glendale, N.Y. Her latest novel, EXCALIBUR RECLAIMS HER KING, includes a Pagan language she created based on the Druid language she studied from Celtic mythology. Her two other novels, THE QUEST FOR EXCALIBUR and EXCALIBUR AND THE HOLY GRAIL, were accepted in the Royal Library in North Kensington and Chelsea, London, England for their historic accuracy in King Arthur Folklore. Harris was a speaker at the Virginia Reading Conference and has been featured on Blog Talk Radio. Harris is the creator of Success for Authors, designed to help aspiring and established writers bring their love for words to excellence on the page. In addition to her novels, Harris was commissioned by the Titanic Museum in Florida, Nova Scotia, and Southampton, England to develop a short story/historical piece for display in the museums. Harris leads a weekly Kids’ Book Club, which brings the importance of reading and writing to groups and organizations dedicated to children with special needs. She lives in Glendale with her husband and has two grown children.
	Laura Anne Gilman is a former New York editor with fifteen years experience in genre fiction, including seven years heading the Roc SF/F imprint for Penguin USA., Laura Anne Gilman became a full-time writer in 2004. She is the author of the Cosa Nostradamus books for Luna (the “Retrievers” and “Paranormal Scene Investigations” series), a YA trilogy for HarperCollins, and the forthcoming Vineart War books from Pocket, while her short fiction, ranging from horror to SF to mainstream, has appeared in major anthologies and magazines. She also writes paranormal romances for Nocturne as Anna Leonard. Ms. Gilman lives in New York City, where she also runs d.y.m.k. productions, an editorial services company.
	Jacqueline Herships is the kind of “Connector” described in ‘The Tipping Point.’ In addition to being the co-founder of Professionals in Media (PIM), she is the communications strategist for Dan Miner, Chair of the NYC Sierra Club and founder of Peak Oil NYC; creator of “Spotlight on Green Builders,” a quarterly column published by the US Green Building Council of NJ; and publicist for Emerson Development, creators of a design for secure, no more hacking, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP). She developed her skills in the documentary film business, as a profile writer for the Star-Ledger, and as an organizer in her own right. Now she is using her experience as a journalist, publicist, and communications strategist to teach others how to refine their stories and use them as launching pads for creating connections, shared purpose, and magnified visibility, credibility and results.
	W. H. Horner is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Fantasist Enterprises, an independent publishing house specializing in fantasy and horror short fiction anthologies, novels, art, and music. He holds a BA in English and a MA in Writing Popular Fiction. William is also the founder and director of the First Writes, a writing group that meets in Wilmington, Delaware. For more information about William and his freelance editorial services, please visit http://www.whhorner.com, and to learn more about his projects with Fantasist Enterprises, please go to http://www.fantasistent.com.
	William F. Hudgins, Jr. is a former sportswriter for The Westerly Sun, Westerly, Rhode Island and The Mystic River Times, Mystic, Connecticut as well as the former sports editor for The Guide and Discover Connecticut Magazine. He is currently a correspondent for American Turf Monthly Magazine and writes the monthly column “NORTH AMERICAN TURF” in addition to contributing articles about Thoroughbred horse racing over the grass in the seasonally-run Over The Turf section, and has authored over one hundred-fifty articles on the sport over the past twenty years. An avid sportsman with a passion for golf and chess aside from a pure love of writing, he has self-published numerous booklets including “…NICELY-BRED, LIGHTLY-RACED”, ANALYTICAL PEDIGREES and THE SYNTHETIC TRACK MAJORS REPORT and plans to release two more this year – THE BREEDERS’ CUP GRASS LIBRARY and “THE VARSITY CLUB” – both geared to horseracing enthusiasts eager to improve their game. Copies of his articles can be purchased from http://winsports.com which is the home of American Turf Monthly.
	Though Roger S. Williams has only just opened his agency (Publish or Perish Agency - http://www.publishorperishagency.com), he as agented a number of books, either formally or informally, in his thirty two career as a bookseller and sales director. As a bookseller, he has served on committees and boards of the national and regional booksellers associations. As a sales director to numerous major publishing houses he has a large network of contacts in publishing at many publishing houses. Mr. Williams’s wife has published over thirty books, most of which he represented. His two sisters, brother-in-law, and niece are all published authors.
	Emily J. Kronenberger is a public policy professional and a freelance writer and blogger based in New Jersey and Philadelphia. She is the founder of New Wave Grrrl, a women’s health information and resource-sharing blog. Since its inception in 2007, New Wave Grrrl has worked within the blogosphere to empower women and has contributed to several online advocacy campaigns with national organizations, such as the National Women’s History Museum and the National Women’s Law Center. Emily also contributes to several other popular political and cultural blogs, including The Political Voices of Women. Her writing has been featured by Lucy Magazine, Women’s Voices Women Vote, and The Literacy ‘n’ Poverty Project. Emily holds a BA in History from Marymount Manhattan College, an MS in Urban Affairs from Hunter College, and a Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities from Rutgers University School of Social Work. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees at the Alice Paul Institute and volunteers as the Director of Policy Initiatives at the Younger Women’s Task Force of New Jersey.
	Eva Feeley is a freelance writer from Sea Isle City, New Jersey who enjoys the genres of essay, poetry, short story and memoir. She is a member of the Jersey Cape Writers who recently published their third anthology entitled “Paths”. Independently, Eva self-published her first non-fiction book, Listen to Me, Young Lady: A Guidebook through Womanhood. Eva frequently joins artists in other mediums and has read her work at the Cape May Fine Arts Exhibit and the Great Bay Gallery Exhibit in Somers Point. In addition to writing, Eva lectures on the pleasures of creative writing and presents her workshops on poetry and memoir-writing throughout southern New Jersey.