More than 20 authors to appear at Southland Author Fair on Sat. Oct. 27 from 9 am to 3 pm

The Orland Park Public Library will host its sixth annual Southland Author Fair on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the library. More than twenty authors from the Chicago area who write for children, teens, and adults will be featured. Several different genres will be represented including historical non-fiction, children’s picture books, romance, and mysteries. This year’s fair will also include several crafters who will demonstrate their handiwork and sell their wares.

All of the authors will be available to talk to individuals about the books they have written, as well as sell and autograph copies of new releases. Aspiring writers, young and old, will have the opportunity to learn how each author decides what to write and how they have successfully published their work. Some of the authors include Orland Park resident Helen Osterman, author of Emma Winberry and the Evil Eye; Mokena resident Patricia Hackel, author of Deadly Refusals; Wheaton resident Karen Halversen Schrek, author of While He Was Away; and Chicago resident Bernard Turner, author of Chicago Neighborhoods with Flavor.

Crafters from two Orland Park businesses Country Cupboard and Knitting, Etc., as well as Graue Mill in Hinsdale, will demonstrate spinning, knitting, and counted cross stitch during the event.

No registration is required for this free event and refreshments will be served. For more information, visit orlandparklibrary.org or call 708-428-5100. The library is located at 14921 Ravinia Avenue in Orland Park.

The following authors will appear:

Tracy Ahrens
Raising My Furry Children
http://tracyahrens.weebly.com/

Allium Press featuring Libby Fischer Hellmann and Frances McNamara
Hellman:http://libbyhellmann.com/about.html
McNamra:http://fmcnamara.wordpress.com/author-biography/

Krista August
Giants in the Park: A Guide to Portrait Statues in Chicago's Lincoln Park
http://www.lincolnparkstatues.com/?page_id=505

Sharon Shea Bossard
Finding Your Chicago Irish
http://www.findingmyirish.com/about.html

Luisa Buehler
The Reenactor: A Grace Marsden Mystery
http://www.luisabuehler.com/lb-bio.htm

Laura Crawford
In Arctic Waters
http://www.sylvandellpublishing.com/bookpage.php?id=Arctic
Children’s picture book

L. Sue Durkin Eggerton
Life Is Like Making Chocolate Chip Cookies
http://www.hellodrcj.com/sue-durkin-eggerton.html
 
Beth Finke
Hanni and Beth: Safe & Sound
http://bethfinke.com/index.html
Award-winning author of children’s books, NPR commentator, Chicago

Joan Fitch
Lem 'n Marang
http://lemandmarang.com/AboutTheAuthor.html

Deborah Finley
What Your Future Holds and What You Can Do to Change It

Anna Grob
A Coyote Who Wished He Lived in a Zoo
http://annagrob.weebly.com/about-me.html
Children’s author & illustrator, Hickory Hills

Patsy Hackel
Deadly Refusals
http://www.freewebs.com/phackel/aboutme.htm
Murder mystery, romance suspense, Mokena

Kevin Korst
Oak Lawn: Images of America
http://www.amazon.com/Lawn-Images-America-Kevin-Korst/dp/0738593605

Richard Lanyon
Building the Canal to Save Chicago
http://www.buildcanalsavechicago.com/author.html

Good local history contact
Colleen McElroy
Worth: Images of America
http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/book/9780738593685

Eileen Meyer
And the Crowd Goes Wild
http://www.eileenmeyerbooks.com/bio.html

Janet Nolan
The Firehouse Light
http://www.janetnolan.com/cv.html
Children’s picture book author, Oak Park

Helen Osterman
Emma Winberry and the Evil Eye
http://www.helenosterman.com/about.html
Adult mystery and romance, Orland Park

Gail Piernas-Davenport
Shante Keys and the New Year’s Peas
http://www.gpdavenport.com/aboutme.html

Lydia Ponczak
Who's After Samantha?
http://www.weavingdreamspublishing.com/mysterythrillersuspense/whosafter...
Comical mystery, Oak Forest

Heidi Roemer
And the Crowd Goes Wild
http://heidibroemer.com/about

Michael Klaus Schmidt
The Adventures of the Salamander
http://slippy.redconceptual.com/en

Karen Halversen Schrek
While He Was Away
http://karenschreck.com/blog/?page_id=50

Kenneth Schoon
City Trees: ID Guide to Urban & Suburban Species

Maureen Sullivan
Bridgeport: Images of America
http://chicagoist.com/2012/09/07/interview_images_of_america_bridgep.php

Bernard Turner
Chicago Neighborhoods with Flavor
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Highlights-of-Chicago-Press/2074540759654...

David Witter
Oldest Chicago
http://www.lakeclaremont.com/Authors/Witter.php