Author Appearance

John Spietz has had a lifetime interest in history and our nautical heritage. Fifteen years in Southeast Alaska, where his closest friends were commercial fishermen, made him qualified to combine the rich Alaska fishing culture with the days of wooden ships. He went to Alaska in 1971, eventually becoming a partner in an architectural firm. As a construction manager, he handled some $300 million in projects.

Tana Holmes is the author and creator of beautifully illustrated and creatively constructed books for children of all ages. She is best known for The History Tree Series, where the story-telling tree asks the young reader, If old trees could talk, what tales could they tell?

Wanda Garner Cash is the daughter of Porter Garner Jr., a 1945 graduate of Texas A&M who ran the Cadillac Bar from 1946 until 1979. Cash is the former president of the Texas Press Association and Fellow of the F. Griffin Singer Professorship in Journalism at the University of Texas.

Sidney Thompson teaches creative writing and African American literature at Texas Christian University. He is the author of You/Wee: Poems from a Father and Sideshow: Stories. Thompson has published his short fiction in numerous literary journals and anthologies.

James S. Parker has led a successful business career over the last thirty years in telecommunications. A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, James' background in the field of criminology, as well as paramilitary training, has come alive in his writing by giving authenticity to his storyline and his characters.

Tiffany Alexandria is an award winning contemporary American painter and internationally recognized emerging artist, based out of San Antonio, Texas. Alexandria's bold use of color and unconventional drawing techniques, with conceptual rigor underpin the basis of her artwork. She experiments with a range of expressive modalities, exploring contemporary culture from the female viewpoint.

Jeremy Banas is a freelance beer writer who writes for such publications and websites as the San Antonio Current, BeerAdvocate Magazine, San Antonio Magazine, Southern Craft Beer Magazine, the Bexar Times, the I F**cking Love San Antonio!

I am an author of fiction, science fiction, historical fiction and poetry. I have written eleven novels and two that are not yet published. I also have two collections of poetry. I just released the historical fiction epic called Beatific.

Midori Flores is an undergraduate student at St.