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2026 Conyers Book Festival
Keynotes & Panelists

Author Beverly Jenkins

Beverly Jenkins

USA Today Bestselling Author & NAACP Image Award Nominee

Books: Calling All Blessings, Indigo, Tempest 

Author Danielle Allen

Danielle Allen

Contemporary Romance novelist & educator

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Books: Curvy Girl Summer, Plus Size Player, InstaLove

Author Desiree Granger

Desiree Granger

Atlanta-based Fantasy Author

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Books: The Secret World of Maggie Grey, The First Family, When A Wolf Loves the Moon

Author Donna Everhart

Donna Everhart

USA Today bestselling author focused on Southern Fiction

 

Books:The Forgiving Kind, The Road to Bittersweet

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HD Hunter

YA Fantasy author & 2025 BCALA Children and Youth Literary award winner

Books: Futureland series, Something Like Right

Author K.C. Milla

K.C. Mills

USA Today bestselling author of 100+ novels

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Books: You Could Do Damage, Only for Me

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Author Lauren Lacey

Lauren Lacey

Atlanta-based Romance Author

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Books: The Winning Play, The World Around Us

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Melissa Mitchell

Atlanta-based fantasy romance author

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Books: Blood & Ballet, Dragonwall series

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Mia Tsai

Taiwanese American author of contemporary fantasy

Books: Bitter Medicine,The Memory Hunters

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Rosey Lee

2025 Georgia Author of the Year Award nominee & romance author

Books: The Gardins of Edin, A Gardin Wedding

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T.I. Lowe

USA Today Best Selling author 

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Books: South of Somewhere, Lulu's Cafe

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Vanessa Riley

Caribbean American historical fiction, romance , and mystery novelist 

Books:  Island Queen, A Wager at Midnight

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Ryan Douglass

Queer New York Times bestselling author and poet from Atlanta, Georgia.

Books: The Taking of Jake Livingston, The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay

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Jessica Cage

 An International  Award Winning & USA Today Best Selling Author from Chicago 

Books: I accidentally Hired a Shadow Walker, Siren's Call

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Louve-CH

Queer author with a focus in epic dark romantasies
 

Book: Awakening of the Starborne 

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Victoria Christopher Murray

NAACP Image Award Nominee & Historical Fiction Author

Books: Harlem Rhapsody, The Personal Librarian, Pride

Local Authors

Adrianne Brooks

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Fantasy

Alicia McKenzie

Author

Children's

Amy Iketani

Author

Romance

Ashley Green

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Self-Help

Bradley Morris

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Self-Help

 Brit K.S.

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Romance/Fantasy​

Camaa Pearl

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Romance

CaridadInk

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Romance

Charneika Chambers

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Romance

Claudia Hart

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Self-Help

Crystal Payne

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Children's

Daniel Meadows

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Children's

Denise Walker

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Faith

Dr. Elle Donald

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Self-Help

Ernst & Keisha Louis

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Children's

Ivory Noire

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Thriller/Mystery/Horror

Jenise Greene

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Non-Fiction/Memoir

Jess Anderson

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Fantasy

Joanne Lambo

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Romance

Johnathan Stephens

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Sci-Fi

Kirahvi Bello

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Romance

LaTasha Woods

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Children's

Levonne Gigger Ekechukwu

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Non-Fiction/Memoir

Lynette Bacon-Nguyen

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Young Adult

Marc A. Beausejour

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Fiction

Mary Simpkins

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Children's

Melissa Ricketts-Mitchell

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Fantasy

Mike Brown

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Mystery

Morgan A. Evans

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Romance

Natalie Black

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Fiction

O'Jay Barr

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Romance

Phoebe Jaramillo

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Romance

Renee Marie

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Children's

Ryan Kiesshauer

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Fantasy

Shanette Taylor

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Fiction

Shay Rodricks

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Fantasy

Shermanetta Carter

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Non-Fiction/Memoir

Dr. Sybil Taylor

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Mystery

Tashia Mustafa

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Faith

Theresa Thomas

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Non-Fiction/Memoir

Toshia Blake

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Children's

Valencia Weaver

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Children's

Victoria Crosby

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Poetry

Yolanda Lance

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Akiami Bigelow

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Fantasy

Amari and Layla Latimore

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Children's

Angela M. Odom

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Children's

Audrey Snyder

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Romance

Brandi Bradley

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Mystery/Thriller

Brittany Groussman

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Young Adult

Camille Julien Cooley

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Spiritual

Catrina Pool

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Romance

Dr. Charnetta Williams

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Children's

Corella Berry-Moten

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Keynote

D. O.  Robinson

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Romance/Fantasy

Danielle Kelsey

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Young Adults

Donna E. Lane & David Lane

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Faith

Elizabeth John

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Non-Fiction/Memoir

Fitzpatrick Mauldin

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Sci-fi

Jaymee Harper

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Fiction

Jenny Solberg

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Children's

Jim Christopher

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Thriller/ Science Fiction

John Christopher

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Thriller

Kameela Amani

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Non-Fiction/Memoir

Krystal Odume

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Children's

Leah Richardson

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Mystery

Lily B. Art

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Fantasy

Madison Rosipal

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Fantasy

Marlena Frank

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Fantasy

Mascot Comics

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Comics/Children's

Michaela Carter

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Children's

Milton Davis

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Sci-Fi

Myoshia Alexis Williams

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Children's

Neika Dee

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Spiritual

Orvetta Mooe

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Spiritual

Pierre  Poteau

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Non-Fiction/Memoir

Robbie Atkinson

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Sci-Fi

Saadai Walker

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Children's

Shanti Krishnamurty

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Fantasy

Shayla Swan

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Children's

Shymara Medina

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Children's

T.M. Brown

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Southern Fiction

Tawlivia Loehner

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Children's

Thom Williams

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Memoir

Tracy Mungo

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Historical Fiction

Valisha Griffin

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Self-Help

Violette L Meier

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Mystery/Thriller

Yvette Way

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Romance

Alexis Abdulraheem

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Contemporary Fiction

Amber Abney

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Spiritual

Ashley Cobb

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Self-Help

Benjamin Fisher

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Middle Grade

Brandiss Pearson

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Self-Help

Brittany Petish

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Children's

Candace Haggray

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Children's

Charity Taala

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Romance

Dr. Charnetta Williams

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Children's

Cornell Rowan

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Self-Help

Dana Fraedrich

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Sci-Fi/Fantasy

David L Preston

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Historical Fiction

Dr. April Coleman

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Children's

EM Chandler

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Romance

Hattie Blue

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Romance

Jeff Dingler

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Non-Fiction/Memoir

JeRee Sellers

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Fantasy / Poetry

Johnna Moon

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Non-Fiction

John North

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Fantasy

Kanika Bailey

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Romance

La'Raven Love Taylor

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Children's

Leara Rhodes

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Historical Fiction

Loraine Martinez

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Children's

Malcom McFarlane

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Middle Grade

Marquita Thomas-Turner

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Children's

Melissa Burch

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Children's

Michele Wittreich

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Reflective Storytelling

Monichia Beal

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Mystery

Nadia Edwards

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Self-Help

Nyckole Scott

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Children's

Paula Webb

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Historical Fiction

Reign Flower

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Dystopian Thriller

Rocky Rose

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Fiction

Seth Tucker

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Mystery/Thriller

Shawn L. Haggray

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Children's

Shelby Rousseau

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Fantasy

Siren Keys

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Romance

Tamika Newhouse

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Romance

Terance Shipman

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Children's

Tomiko Cobb

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Children's

Trice McIntyre

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Romance

Veronica Fuller

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Self-Help

Yanique Walters

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Romance

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