Author Profiles
Ohio has a rich literary heritage as well as some wonderful contemporary authors. Learn more about them here! You can sort by various categories and see who has participated in our annual book festival by using the category search on the left, or search by keyword (including partial author names) by using the search field on the right.
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Tiffany McDaniel
TIFFANY McDANIEL is the international bestselling author of Betty, The Summer that Melted Everything, and On the Savage Side. Her newest book, A Sky Full of Dragons, is the first book in her new Middle Grade fantasy series, The Wand Keepers, releasing August 27, 2024. Drawing from her Cherokee heritage, she is a poet, a novelist, and a visual artist. She is the winner of over a dozen literary prizes, including the Guardian’s Not the Booker, the Ohioana Reader’s Choice Award, Friends of American Writers Chicago, the Society of Midland Authors, and the FNAC. She lives with cats and a dog surrounded by the trees and wildlife that she loves. When not writing, she may be found in the garden or walking in the woods. Tiffany was awarded the prestigious title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in July 2021. Learn more at: https://www.tiffanymcdaniel.com/ and follow Tiffany on Instagram @authortiffanymcdaniel
Laura McDermott
Laura published her first book, Lessons from a Birdbrain: Summer, Ohio in November 2020. She is an avid birdwatcher, videographer, kitten foster mom and student of mindfulness in her free time. Her other career is in Information Technology Program Management, and she is also passionate about building technology solutions to solve business problems. Let’s just say, these two careers help balance the right and left sides of Laura’s brain.
Yolanda McElroy
Yolanda McElroy is an Ohio native and a graduate of the Ohio State University. She is the owner and founder of MochaPrism LLC, a publishing company which features a diverse mix of children of color as primary characters within fun, fictional stories for young people. She is glad that you found her work! Yolanda is available for author days and school visits. Books are available for purchase at Amazon.com and MochaPrism.com.
Mindy McGinnis
Mindy McGinnis is an Edgar Award-winning novelist who writes across multiple genres, including post-apocalyptic, historical, thriller, contemporary, mystery, and fantasy. While her settings may change, you can always count on Mindy’s books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us. Learn more at: https://www.mindymcginnis.com/.
Stacy McKitrick
Stacy McKitrick fell in love with paranormal romance, decided to write her own, and found her passion in life. She used to work in accounting, now she spends her time with vampires and ghosts. Born in California, she currently resides in Ohio with her husband. They have two grown children. You can find more about her at http://www.stacymckitrick.com or her blog, http://www.stacysrantings.blogspot.com
Leticia McKnight
Leticia McKnight has a life full of joys and blessings. She shares her life with her husband, Brian L. McKnight. Her family includes her children, Gabriella, Alyssa, Dalton and Hannah. Her love continues to flourish as they grow their families with great partners, and she gets to enjoy being Amá to beautiful grandchildren. Her family fur babies include Gracie (Pom-Poodle), Tito (Chihuahua), Sage (Domestic Shorthair), Camila (American Siamese) and the late Topaz (American Siamese). Leticia enjoys traveling the world, lounging by the pool, and spending time with family and friends. Mrs. McKnight served in the United States Air Force, 1994-1998. She worked in the information technology industry for many years until she returned to college to pursue her degree in Education. She graduated from Wright-State University for both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Middle Childhood Education. She has spent most of her career teaching middle school math. She is a service and support-minded leader and loves inspiring others to find the best versions of themselves, which led her to pursue her Principal’s License at the University of Dayton in 2022. Her work passions include STEM learning, and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging practices. Reading and writing have become a later-in-life passion for Leticia. With all her experiences, and the joy of listening to the stories, fantasies, and imaginations of others the time was right to step into the role of an author. Settling into her writing era, Mrs. McKnight has been enjoying learning and navigating the book-loving space. She is thrilled to connect, collaborate, and inspire others of literary joys.
Claire McMillan
Claire McMillan is a novelist, most recently of Alchemy of a Blackbird, published by Atria/Simon & Schuster in July of 2023. She is also the author of The Necklace, which was published by Touchstone/Simon & Schuster in 2017, as well as Gilded Age, published by Simon& Schuster in 2012. A native of Pasadena, California, she practiced law in San Francisco for six years before moving to Cleveland in 2003. As well as a JD, she holds an MFA in creative writing from Bennington College. She was named the Cuyahoga County Public Library Writer in Residence for the 2017-2018 year. During that time, she taught four classes on craft that were open to the public at the Skirball Writing Center. Additionally, she held monthly office hours for aspiring writers that were open to the public. She was also a Writer in Residence onsite at the Mount, Edith Wharton’s home in Lenox, Massachusetts. Her enthusiasm for her time there led to her being asked to serve as a Trustee on the Board of the Mount, where she still serves today. McMillan currently lives on her husband’s family farm outside of Cleveland, Ohio with their two children.
Matthew Meduri
Matthew Meduri is a writer and educator living in the Midwest. His writing has appeared in Belt Magazine, Catamaran, Chautauqua, Gastronomica, Story, and others. He was twice listed in “Other Distinguished Food Writing” in Best American Food Writing and is the recipient of an Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council. Collegiate Gothic is his first novel.
Dan Mendez Moore
Dan Méndez Moore was born and raised in Cincinnati and received his bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies at Portland State University. He first got involved in social justice organizing during high school, when he founded the Cincinnati Radical Youth, and has never stopped. He currently works organizing low-wage workers at SEIU Local 26 in Minneapolis, MN. His comics have been published in Labor Notes and Cincinnati Street Vibes and he has a series of comics used as popular education tools for low-wage workers fighting for change.
