2025 Ohioana Book Festival Authors & Illustrators

Learn more about the authors & illustrators featured at the Ohioana Book Festival! Join us this year at the State Library of Ohio on May 3rd, 10am-5pm!

Thanks to our official bookseller, the Book Loft of German Village, you will be able to buy the books below and get them signed at the festival as you meet these incredible Ohio authors & illustrators!

Full Schedule coming soon!

View All 2025 Ohioana Book Festival Author & Illustrator Bios

Kalynn Applewhite
Fiction
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Jashar Awan
Juvenile
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Karina Bartow
Fiction
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Tom Batiuk
Fiction
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Lindsay Bonilla
Juvenile
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 Kristy Boyce
Young Adult
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Patricia Wynn Brown
Nonfiction
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Marcy Campbell
Juvenile
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Mary Kay Carson
Middle Grade
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Terreece M. Clarke
Fiction
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Gabrielle S. Clarke
Young Adult
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Amanda Nicole Corbin
Poetry
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Angela Crook
Fiction
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Ajanaé Dawkins
Poetry
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Darren C. Demaree
Poetry
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Sharon Draper
Middle Grade
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John Philip Drury
Nonfiction
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Kellie DuBay Gillis
Juvenile
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Jeffrey Ebbeler
Middle Grade
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Sue Erhart
Nonfiction
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Savanna Flakes
Juvenile
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Patti Flinn
Fiction
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Amanda Flower
Fiction
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Jessica Fries-Gather
Juvenile
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Maxwell Gold
Poetry
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Sarah Gormley
Nonfiction
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Jacob Grant
Juvenile
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Quartez Harris
Juvenile
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S.R.D. Harris and Camryn Brooke
Juvenile
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Julie Hatcher
Fiction
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Fern Haught
Young Adult
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Nancy Herriman
Fiction
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Will Hillenbrand
Juvenile
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Kate Hoefler
Juvenile
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Rebe Huntman
Nonfiction
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E.M. Jones
Fiction
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Yalie Saweda Kamara
Poetry
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Shawnie Kelley
Nonfiction
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Mercedes King
Fiction
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Jason Lady
Middle Grade
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Katie Mazeika
Juvenile
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T.L. McBeth
Juvenile
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Mindy McGinnis
Young Adult
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David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker
Nonfiction
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Dia Mixon
Juvenile
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Ashley Pérez
Young Adult
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Damaris Puñales–Alpízar
Poetry
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Skye Quinlan
Young Adult
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Merrill Rainey
Juvenile
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Mary Reed
Nonfiction
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Valerie Reynolds
Juvenile
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David Rickert
Middle Grade
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Mar Romasco-Moore
Young Adult
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AJ Romriell
Nonfiction
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Rafael Rosado
Young Adult
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Blythe Russo
Juvenile
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Patricia Sargeant
Fiction
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Mandy Shunnarah
Nonfiction
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Maggie Smith
Nonfiction
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Allegra Solomon
Fiction
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Tricia Springstubb
Middle Grade
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Elisa Stone Leahy
Middle Grade
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Joe Sutphin
Middle Grade
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Jordan Riley Swan and Diane Callahan
Young Adult
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Suzy Ultman
Juvenile
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Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Fiction
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Ray Wenck
Young Adult
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Carol Williams
Middle Grade
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Ashley Willow
Fiction
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Scott Woods
Poetry
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Tony Wright
Nonfiction
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Annie Zaleski
Nonfiction
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