 Joe Sacco began his journalism career working on the Sunset High School newspaper in Beaverton, Oregon. While journalism was his primary focus, this was also the period of time in which he developed his penchant for humor and satire. More...
 Cindy Baldwin is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Where the Watermelons Grow, Beginners Welcome, The Stars of Whistling Ridge, and No Matter the Distance (a Junior Library Guild selection). She lives just outside Portland, Oregon, with her husband and daughter. More...
 Jon Krakauer's work has been published by National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Smithsonian, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. He has authored 8 books, and has been a finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. More...
 Walidah Imarisha is an educator, poet, writer, public scholar and spoken word artist. Her nonfiction book, Angels with Dirty Faces, won a 2017 Oregon Book Award, and in 2015 she received a Tiptree Fellowship for her science fiction writing. More...
 Dawn Prochovnic has published 19 picture books, received the 2023 Walt Morey Young Readers Literary Legacy Award (significant contributions that have enriched Oregon’s young readers), and was named 2015 Oregon Library Supporter of the Year for advocating for strong school libraries. More...
 Leslie Barnard Booth writes lyrical picture books about science and nature. She is the author of One Day This Tree Will Fall and A Stone Is a Story, a Kids' Indie Next pick, Blueberry Honor Book, and NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book. More...
 Sara Berhman is a former librarian, a freelance writer, frequent visitor to classrooms, well-received book-talker, and a popular workshop leader at the Oregon Writing Festival. Her debut picture book, The Sea Hides a Seahorse, arrived in April. More...
 Graham Salisbury is an American children's writer who is best known for Under the Blood Red Sun, a historical novel of a Japanese-American boy and his family during World War II. He was a pop musician in the late 1960s under the name of Sandy Salisbury. More...
 Erin Hourigan is an author and illustrator from Portland. Her debut children's book, "In the Blue," was published in 2023, and it received the Schneider Family Book Award Honoree from ALA in 2023. More...
 If you are looking for YA historical fantasy with murder twists, your next favorite novel may be by author Makiia Lucier. Her stories are inspired by history and mythology, and they have received high praise, have been called “brilliant” (Booklist), “moving,” (New York Times), and “masterful” (Horn Book). More...
 Jenn Reese (they/she) writes speculative fiction for readers of all ages, from middle grade novels to short stories for teens and adults, including their newest release Puzzleheart in 2024. Jenn lives in Portland, OR where they make art. More...
 Michelle Sumovich is a picture book author who has has a background working in bookstores and library program development for young children, as well as years of experience writing lyrics and music for children and adults. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, two children, and more than three cats. More...
 Rosanne Parry grew up in Oregon loving its rainy days, wild places, and many libraries. She is the author of seven novels for young readers, including the NY Times best sellers A Wolf Called Wander and a Whale of the Wild which have been translated into more than 14 languages. More...
 "The first rule of Fight Club is: you don't talk about Fight Club." Made popular by the movie of the same name, Chuck Palahniuk made his debut with Fight Club in 1996. Palahniuk graduated from the University of Oregon, where he studied journalism. More...
 Portlander Emmett Wheatfall reads, writes, publishes, and performs poetry. His collection As Clean as a Bone was a 2019 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist as well as a da Vinci Eye award finalist. Our Scarlet Blue Wounds is his latest... More...
 Zoey Abbott is a children’s book author and illustrator who lives in Portland, OR. For Zoey, making stories is an indulgence, a spiritual practice, and a way to sort out things that make no sense. Zoey was an Oregon Book Award finalist and a Powell's Books Bestseller. More...
 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, first published in 1962 by Ken Kesey, was adapted into a movie and won five Academy Awards. Ken became a cultural icon of the 1970s, becoming well known for his "Acid [LSD] Test" gatherings. More...
 Elissa Minor Rust, author of The Prisoner Pear: Stories from the Lake, a collection of twelve short stories set in Lake Oswego, is a well-loved, quirky English professor here in Oregon. Proud to be a Northwest author inspired by Oregon's natural beauty, she also works to inspire young writers every year. More...
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