Current Location

Fountain, CO

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Biography

James Schannep is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) with a degree in English Literature and minor in General Engineering. After serving honorably, he left the service to write full time.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Self-publishing, interactive fiction

Pseudonym

Elle Vaughn

Birth City

Birmingham

Birth State

AL

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Author and bookseller

Biography

Brought to the Springs twice thanks to the Air Force, Laura and her family returned for a third time for keeps. Originally from Alabama, she's the author of fourteen novels, and eight short stories/novellas. She also writes as "Elle Vaughn" in collaboration with Yvonne Jocks and Evelyn Vaughn. In addition, she's the owner of Author, Author! and supplies authors with their own books at deep discounts. 

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

BS in Industrial Engineering, University of Alabama

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Organizations

* Past President and Founder of Pikes Peak Writers
* Ten-time director of the Pikes Peak Writers Conference
* Member, Mystery Writers of America
* Member, Novelists Inc.
* Member and faculty, Superstars Writing Seminars

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

* Creativity: Thinking Outside of the Box
* The Subliminal Writer: Using music to influence your writing
* Reverse Engineering your Suspense/Mystery Plot

Birth City

Cincinnati

Birth State

OH

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Occupation(s)

Writer

Biography

Donna Kunkel is a paranormal romance author. Within the pages of her tales, you can visit with witches, wizards, shape-shifters, and other fantasy creatures. Figurines of the magic realm surround her computer for inspiration. She lives at the edge of the Colorado mountains with her husband of many years and her two dogs. When not writing, you can find her browsing the fabric shops for her next quilt, stitching Japanese embroidery, or curled up with a good book. She enjoys spending time in the mountains, at Lake Tahoe, or relaxing on a beach in Hawaii.

Education/Training

BSME - MSIE - MSE

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Romance Writers of America - Pikes Peak Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Not giving up when faced with rejections

Pseudonym

C.G. Abbot

Birth City

Colorado Springs

Birth State

CO

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Biography

Avery Daniels was born and raised in Colorado Springs, graduated from college with a degree in business administration and has worked in fortune 500 companies and the Department of Defense her entire life. Her most eventful job was apartment management for 352 units. She still resides in Colorado with two brother black cats as her spirited companions. She volunteers for a local cat shelter, enjoys scrapbooking and card making, photography, and painting in watercolor and acrylic. She inherited a love for reading from her mother and grandmother and grew up talking about books at the dinner table.

Education/Training

BSBA University of Phoenix

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Sisters in Crime - Women Fiction Writers of America

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Writing murder mysteries

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Biography

I'm a writer, reader, blogger, podcaster, hiker, amateur photographer, wife, mom, fan of frights and flights of fantasy, and more.

My guilty pleasures include cheesy horror comedies, Garden of the Gods, true crime podcasts, anything clown related, unsolved mysteries, sarcasm, the Wild West, and chocolate. Lots of chocolate. Specifically frozen chocolate in ice cream form, but I'm not picky.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Horror Writers Association, Colorado Authors League, Pikes Peak Writers, and Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

I do workshops on short stories, business tips for writers, the building blocks of horror, critique groups, building suspense, self-publishing, and using the senses in writing.

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1985

Birth City

Vendenbergh Air Force Bace

Birth State

CA

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Paralegal

Biography

Nicholas S. Casale grew up in Palmer Lake, which is a small town in Colorado. Shortly thereafter, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and began working as a paralegal.

From a young age he was attracted to history, myth, religion, and spent several years searching for the religion that best matched his personal beliefs; he is now a practicing Messianic Jew and is happily married to the woman who taught him Hebrew.

He first started writing stories when he was 6 years old. He invented a simple character named "Mousey," who was a mouse and a wizard. While his stories have grown more sophisticated since then, he has always had a love for the themes of that original story; the idea that the weak may overcome the strong through cleverness and imagination.

Education/Training

Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

The Novels - History - Mythology - Religion

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1978

Birth City

El Paso

Birth State

TX

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Writer - Stay at home father

Biography

As a child raised in the Southwest United States on the border of one of the largest oil fields in the country, S. J. Abraham was a lonely nerd. With no interest in rodeo or baseball, he spent his time reading. His heroes were fictional characters and great novelists. It wasn’t long before he started scratching out his own stories. In recent years he has embraced his geekiness and has set to work turning his writing hobby into a career as a novelist. While he originally wrote for adults, he has since realized he is still fifteen at heart, so he now focuses on writing for young adults. S. J. lives in the beautiful city of Colorado Springs, where all the exciting outdoor activities are wasted on him, though the ever-changing views fire his creativity like few things can. He spends the shreds of his free time playing with his wife, children, brothers, sisters, friends, nephews, and little nieces.

Education/Training

Bachelor of Arts, Multimedia Production - Associate of Arts, English and Literature - Associate of Science, Media Production

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Writing art and craft - Technology - Video production - Web design - Graphic design - Indie press

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1958

Birth City

San Jose

Birth State

CA

Current Location

Kingston, WA

Occupation(s)

Author

Biography

I spent most of my life in Colorado, beginning in 1962, and only moving away in 2014. My book Miramont's Ghost is set at Miramont Castle in Manitou Springs, and though fiction, it includes local history and places. I spent several months researching the book, in both Colorado and New Mexico, and included much of the material that I found.

Education/Training

Master of Arts in Education, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1954

Birth City

Onawa

Birth State

IA

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Author

Biography

Tena Stetler is a paranormal romance and cozy mystery author with an over-active imagination. The second book in her Demon’s Witch series, A Warlock’s Secrets, comes out spring of 2017. Her recent novels are A Demon’s Witch, Charm Me, A Witch’s Journey, and sequel A Witch’s Holiday Wedding. She wrote her first vampire romance at the age of twelve, to the chagrin of her mother and the delight of her friends. Colorado is home; shared with her husband, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot and a forty-year-old box turtle. Any winter evening, you can find her curled up in front of a crackling fire with a good book, a mug of hot chocolate and a big bowl of popcorn.

Education/Training

Paralegal degree, Creative Writing and Broadcast Journalism, Pikes Peak Community College - Workshops presented by Romance Writers of America, Pikes Peak Writers, and Pikes Peak Library District

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Romance Writers of America - Pikes Peak Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Paralegal - Craft of Writing - Attractions of the Colorado Front Range - Travel in an RV

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Young adult author and elementary educator

Biography

Education/Training

Bachelor of Education Degree, University of Alberta

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Writing for young adults