Upcoming Author Events

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Author Meet & Greet

January 24, noon - 6 pm

Rhodes Marketplace

Sandusky, OH

Cabin Fever Craft & Vendor Market

February 1, noon - 4 pm

Masters' Building, Wyondot County Fairgrounds

Upper Sandusky, OH

Careful, or You'll End Up in My Novel!

February 3, noon

Rotary Club of Port Clinton

Port Clinton, OH

Author Presentation

Writing the Lake Erie Story

February 24, 2 pm

Sandusky Library

Sandusky, OH

Lake Erie provides the setting for writing stories of community, adventure, family tradition, and even romance. Writers will learn how to creatively document and structure lake stories for historical record or to pass on to the next generation.

Writing the Lake Erie Story

February 26, 6 pm

Sandusky Library

Sandusky, OH

Lake Erie provides the setting for writing stories of community, adventure, family tradition, and even romance. Writers will learn how to creatively document and structure lake stories for historical record or to pass on to the next generation.

Internation Impact Book 

Awards Ceremony

February 27

Phoenix, AZ

Poets & Writers Reading

March 1, 2:30 - 4:30 pm

Sound Grounds

Sandusky, OH

Private Book Club Event

March 13

Pittsburgh, OH

The Books & Blossoms

Adult Book Fair

March 20, 5 - 9 pm

The Common Ground

Medina, OH

Third Coast Book Festival

March 21

Grand Haven, MI

Local Author Fair

April 11, 1 - 3 pm

Sandusky Library

Sandusky, OH

Getting Published in Today's Market

April 11, 3:30 pm

Sandusky Library

Sandusky, OH

Brenda discusses her winding writing path from journalist and public relations consultant to debut novelist (finally). Basics of traditional publishing, hybrid publishing, and self-publishing.

Book Store Book Signing

April 19, 1 - 3 pm

Fireside Book Shop

Chagrin Falls, OH

Women's Fiction 

Writers Association Retreat

April 22 - 25

Alexandria, VA

9th Annual PenCraft 

Book Awards Ceremony

April 27

Las Vegas, NV

Ohioana Book Festival

CANCELLED - TBD

The Muddy Maumee

Artasia & Bookie Nights

Night Market

May 23, 4 - 10 pm

The Ribbon, Glass City Metropark

Toledo, OH

Vendor booth with Lake Erie photography and book signing

Pittsburgh Book Festival

May 30

TBD

Writing for Your Health: 

finding peace through journaling 

June 2, 1:30 pm

Train Station

Lakeside, OH

Be present each and every day through the healing exercise of journaling. Allow anxiety, fear, or excitement to transfer to the page during this interactive presentation provided by year-round Lakesiders Traci Richards and Brenda Haas. Both have used this ancient art to creatively resolve difficult times and document their days. 

Big Ohio Book Con

June 6, 10 am - 6 pm

June 7, 9 am - 5 pm

Medina Convention Center

Medina, OH

Memories on the Page:

personal essay writing workshop

June 8, 2 - 4 pm

Lake Community Branch

Stark County Library

Hartville, OH

Everyone has a story to tell. This interactive presentation explores writing slice-of-life moments in personal essay format. Discussion will cover essay structure, themes, and preparation for possible publication submission.

Memories on the Page:

personal essay writing workshop

June 9, 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Coshocton Public Library

Coshocton, OH

Everyone has a story to tell. This interactive presentation explores writing slice-of-life moments in personal essay format. Discussion will cover essay structure, themes, and preparation for possible publication submission.

Arts on Main/Book Signing

1 - 3 pm

Books a Go Go

Ravenna, OH

Private Genealogical Bookish Event

June 16, 7 pm

Port Clinton, OH

Moments in Time 

Journaling Workshop

June 16 & 17, 1:30 pm

Train Station

Lakeside, OH

Build a story, from start to finish, during these two-day, one-hour, hands-on journaling sessions. Attend either or both sessions provided by year-round Lakesiders Traci Richards and Brenda Haas. Day 1 focuses on inspiration and story structure. Day 2 focuses on diving deeper into what your “moment in time” means to you. Be prepared to participate in writing exercises and timed prompts.

Women's Fiction Virtual Summit

June 27, TBD

attending

Women's Club Author Presentation

July 3, 1:30 pm

Lakeside Women's Club

Green Gables

Lakeside, OH

Memories on the Page: 

writing the personal essay

July 9, 3:30, Orchestra Hall

Lakeside, OH

Everyone has a story to tell. This interactive presentation will explore writing slice-of-life moments in personal essay format. Haas and the audience will dissect humorous and heartfelt essays from her newspaper column. Presentation will cover essay structure, themes, and preparation for possible publication submission.

Columbus Book Festival

Orange Hat Publishing Tent

TBD

July 11-12

Columbus, OH

Coshocton Book Fest

July 25, 10 am - 4 pm

Lake Park Dance Pavilion

Coshocton, OH

Arts in the Park

August 1 – 2, Lakeview Park

Port Clinton, OH

Arts Festival booth shared with Author Richard Morgan (Tales from the Hump) and Artist Jeanne Morgan

Novel Trends in 2026: 

the rise of indie publishing

Tuesday, August 4, 1:30 pm

Orchestra Hall

Lakeside, OH

What does today’s publishing world look like? What trends are we seeing via the “Big 5” traditional publishers? How have improvements in print-on-demand changed the way we discover books in 2026? What exactly IS an indie author? Lakesiders Traci Richards, owner of Millie Magoo’s and The Fine Print bookstore, and Brenda Haas, award-winning author of Finding Sutton’s Choice, will break it all down for you and also provide suggestions of well-known (and not so well-known) titles to add to your to-be-read list.

Mid-Ohio Indie Author Book Expo

August 8, noon-4:30

Grove City, OH

Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: understanding the writers who influenced a legend 

August 12, 3:30 pm 

Orchestra Hall

Lakeside, OH

Lakesiders Traci Richards and Brenda Haas will discuss Austen’s classic themes of social status, reputation, love and marriage through the eyes of the women writers that made up Austen’s own bookshelf and who influenced her writing. Includes a review of Rebecca Romney’s Jane Austen’s Bookshelf, and those in attendance will participate in a discussion of Austen and her works. 

Our Lakeside Stories: from fact to fiction

August 17, 1:30 pm

Orchestra Hall

Lakeside, OH

Through the decades, Lakeside has provided the setting for stories of love, loss, community togetherness, and family tradition. Year-round Lakesiders Brenda Haas and Traci Richards will talk about the cathartic and creative benefits of documenting their Lakeside stories. 

Author Fair

TBD

August 29, 2 - 5 pm

Printers Row Lit Fest

TBD

September

Chicago, IL

Orange Hat Publishing Author Table

North Coast Indie Author Book Expo

September 20, 1 - 5 pm

Avon, OH

Canal Town Book Festival

October 3, TBD

attending

Lakeside-Marblehead

Lighthouse Festival

October 10

South Auditorium, Lakeside, OH

Vendor booth with regional photography and book signing

Buckeye Book Fair

VOLUNTEER, TBD

November 7

Wooster, OH

Fair features authors born in, living in, and/or setting their book(s) in Ohio.

Willows & Whiskers/Ink & Ivy 

Ticketed Bookish Event

November 12, 6 - 9:30 pm

Crosby Center, Toledo Botanical Gardens

Holiday Market

December, TBD

Gideon Owen Restaurant

Catawba Island, OH

Holiday market booth with Millie Magoo’s & The Fine Print bookstore.