Meet the AEN Authors (Seattle)

AEN Founder, Guy Morris
Action-thrillers
Founder of AEN to empower authors to sell more books at events, Guy debuted as an author in 2021. Compared to Dan Brown, Robert Ludlum and Iris Johansen by Kirkus, BookTrib, Reader's Favorite and readers. Guy writes deeply researched, award-winning thrillers inspired by true stories.

Karen Eisenbrey
Fantasy, science fiction, YA
Karen Eisenbrey lives in Seattle, WA, where she leads a quiet, orderly life and invents stories to make up for it, including the Daughter of Magic trilogy and the St. Rage series.

Tamara Sellman
Fiction, poetry, nonfiction || literary, SFF, magical realism, regional
COMING SOON! Trust Fall: Stories (late 2022) Literary regional (PacNW) short fiction with a magical realist edge More about me at www.RhymesWithCamera.com

Jessie Kwak
Science fiction
Jessie Kwak has always lived in imaginary lands, from Arrakis and Ankh-Morpork to Earthsea, Tatooine, and now Portland, Oregon. She is the author of multiple science fiction adventure series, as well as guides From Chaos to Creativity and From Big Idea to Book.

Irina VanPatten
Non-Fiction, Memoir
Writer with Eastern European roots. Second Place @ Bookfest Spring 2022, A charming and humorous memoir about an online romance of two misfits. Welcome to America, Welcome Home.

Patricia Vaccarino
Literary Fiction, Nonfiction and thrillers
Patricia Vaccarino has published five novels and four nonfiction books. Ms. Vaccarino has written award-winning film scripts, press materials, content, books, essays, articles and book reviews.

Brianna Caplan Sayres
Jewish Children's
I am an author of children's books including the bestselling WHERE DO DIGGERS SLEEP AT NIGHT? series publihsed by Random House. I am also the proud founder of Intergalactic Afikoman, an independent publisher of Jewish children's books

David D. Horowitz
Publisher, Poetry, Essays
David D. Horowitz has been published in numerous journals and anthologies, including The Raven Chronicles, Terrain.org, The Lyric, Candelabrum, The Asses of Parnassus, The Literary Nest, Coffee Poems, Poetic Impressions, and Here, There, and Everywhere.

Charles Sweet
Science fiction, thriller, dystopian
Realistic people living real living in a plausible science fiction future. Andrew Sweet's characters are as deep and flawed as we are. Imperfect yet hopeful, Andrew's characters survive through a dystopian landscape and struggle through twists and turns that any of us might recognize in our own lives, and some we won't.

www. habyrd.com
Catherine Wesley
Fantasy
Catherine Wesley writes literary-style fantasy under the name H.A. Byrd. Her writing is based on a lifetime of adventures which include immersion into traditional cultures across the globe.

Julie McGalliard
Fantasy, paranormal, thriller, horror
Julie McGalliard is a writer, occasional cartoonist, and trained ghost hunter. She is a 2006 graduate of Clarion West and lives in Seattle.

Rita Wirkala
Novels, short, memoir, children, poetry
My novels, short stories, and essays in Spanish and English have been published in Madrid, Argentina, and the US and won literary prizes at the International Latino Book and the Books into Movies Award.

Joyce Yarrow
Mystery, Historical Thriller, Fantasy
Greetings! I'm the author of five novels of suspense fiction that Library Journal describes as "appealing to readers who enjoy unusual stories with an international setting."

Jeanne Matthews
Mystery
Author of the Dinah Pelerin international mystery series published by Poisoned Pen Press. Her most recent mystery, Devil By The Tail, is an historical mystery set in Chicago just after the Civil War and published by DX Varos.

Claudia Castillo
Short Stories
I was born in Mexico and I have been based in Seattle for more than two decades. I discovered my passion for writing early on. I have 2 books published (written in Spanish), short stories getting translated soon.

Adrienne Ross Scanlan
Nature Writing, Memoir, Essays
Book author (Turning Homeward - Restoring Hope & Nature in the Urban Wild, 2017 WA Book Award finalist), freelance developmental editor, and book reviewer.

Kate Raphael
Mystery / Suspense
I'm a Lambda-nominated author of three novels. My Palestine Mystery Series is a series with a Palestinian policewoman as a protagonist.

Ron Shultz
Memoir, History, Spirituality, Psychology
Born in Chicago, I dropped out to explore the radical counterculture before hitchhiking across Europe and Africa on a roundabout Buddhist pilgrimage to Nepal.

Christine Herbert
Memoir, speculative fiction, children
Peace Corp volunteer who writes about her travels and adventures in Africa and elsewhere.

Zach Daniel
Mystery, Thriller
I'm a Midwest native who enjoys sports, boating and beer. I am a simple man for the most part who likes a little chaos injected now and then.

Rob Spiegel
Memoir, Metaphysical fiction, psychological thriller
Husband, father, grandfather psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, teacher, author, spiritualist

Patricia Greyhall
LGBTQ Memoir
My book, Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine was published by She Writes Press, a hybrid press.

Peter Stockwell
Mysteries, Sci-Fi, inspirational
Retired school teacher now writing books.

Susan Kemp
Science Fiction
Susan Whiting Kemp is the author of The Climate Machine and a co-author of We Grew Tales. See her blog at SusanWKemp.com for articles and short fiction

Rick Fordyce
Literary Fiction
): I am a Seattle native and third-generation Washingtonian with three books of literary fiction, including "I Climbed Mt. Rainier With Jimi Hendrix's High School Counselor and Other Stories of the Pacific Northwest". I have a Pushcart nomination.

Mi Ae Lipe
Cookbook
Mi Ae Lipe is the author of Bounty from the Box: The CSA Farm Cookbook (2015). Mi Ae lives in Seattle and is a freelance book editor, designer, and producer. She also lives another life as a citizen traffic safety advocate.

Mark Teppo
Horror, Mystery, Weird Western, Adventure Fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, SF
Mark Teppo is the author of more than two dozen novels, across all sorts of genres. He's also the publisher of Underland Press.

Kelly Vincent
YA Contemporary
She writes contemporary young adult stories about resilient girls and nonbinary teens dealing with life's obstacles. She earned her MFA in creative writing in 2020.

Denise Frisino
Historical fiction, mystery, WWII spy
Author, actor, screenwriter, director, teacher, producer and Seattleite. I've been fortunate to work in some aspect of the arts my entire life. I'm currently working on the final book of my Orchids Trilogy.
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Lee Musgrave
Mysteries, SciFi
As an artist and author, I'm always seeking additional ways to engage with readers and art lovers.

Joann Keder
Women's Fiction, Cozy mystery
I’m a USA Today Bestselling author with four series and numerous short stories.

Kerry Blaisdell
Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Romantic Suspense, Historical Mystery
Kerry Blaisdell is the bestselling and award-winning author of the acclaimed Dead Series, including DEBRIEFING THE DEAD and its sequels.

Sandra Miller
Women's Fiction, medical fiction, humor
Sandra Cavallo Miller is a retired family physician who has always been a writer at heart. Little fiction has been written about women doctors, and she's on a mission to show the struggles and triumphs of day-to-day medicine in an entertaining way

K.C. Nuzum
Fantasy, Horror, Drama
K.C. Nuzum is a storyteller who uses literature, music, and sketches to bring her stories to life.

Steve Scribner
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Magical Realism
I'm a teacher, writer, amateur musician, part-time blogger and full-time nerd, currently living in the tree-y suburbs north of Seattle.
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