Sheena Boekweg So I grew up with this kid Johnny Madsen. We weren't ever close friends, mostly because he was a really cute boy, and as a...

Ilima Todd Have you ever seen those ads on social media that pop up every once in a while…“This man tried to hug a lion, you won’t...

Caitlin Sangster Credit: Thinkstock From the first page of your story, you are making promises to your reader whether you like it or not....

Tiana Smith I was trying to come up with just one writing tip, but there were a couple of things I wanted to mention. So, I figured I’d...

Marissa Meyer It’s inevitable that at some point in the writing process, we’re going to get stuck. Even for serious outliners, like me,...

Charlie Holmberg The villain of any story should be just as important as the hero. Why? Because the bad guys are the either the ones...

Samantha Hastings Arch: does your story have a three-act structure: beginning, middle, and end? Break-up: take a break from your...

We are so excited for Teen Author Boot Camp 2019! The authors! The classes! Hundreds of teens roaming the halls of Utah Valley Convention...

Hi! I’m Erin, I’m an aspiring author and of course I love to read! Book lovers are always looking for something good to read and I have...

Daniel Swenson’s debut novel, "The Shadow Above The Flames," was released by Immortal Works in 2017 and his a short story ‘Tremors within...

Michele Ashman Bell grew up in St. George, Utah. In fourth grade her teacher wrote on her report card that she had a tendency to...

Jolene Perry is a middle and high school teacher turned author, and a former “Author in Residence” at Alaska Pacific University. She is...

Chantele Sedgwick is a YA author, harpist, wife to one cute hubby and a stay-at-home mom to four silly kids. She is the author of Love,...

E. M. Fitch is an author who seeks to explore the deliciously dark secrets found on moonless nights, in the hidden alcoves of the...

Tiana Smith is a copywriter turned novelist who grew up in the Wild West of Montana. When she isn’t writing, she’s chasing after her...

Jennifer Bardsley writes the column "I Brake for Moms" for The Everett Daily Herald and is the author of the young adult novels Genesis...

Charlie N. Holmberg is a Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestselling author, whose debut series, The Paper Magician, has been optioned by...

Whether you’re a teacher or a Kid-Lit or Young Adult author promoting a book, running an effective writing workshop for kids is a great...

LOOK WHO'S COMING TO TABC 2019!Rosalyn Eves grew up in the Rocky Mountains, dividing her time between reading books and bossing her...

Jo Schaffer is the YA Author of the Stanley & Hazel trilogy, co-founder of TABC, writer at BYU-TV and Taekwondo Blackbelt. She loves...