2025 SPEAKERS
Kevin Tumlinson
J. Kevin Tumlinson is an award-winning and bestselling novelist, and a prolific podcaster and public speaker. He's also the Chief Branding Officer for Author Anchor. Through his podcasts and public talks, and his decades-long work in the industry, Kevin has helped thousands of authors to start, build, and grow their successful writing careers. Now he's on a mission to help writers find the perfect author assistance, so they can offload marketing and other tasks, and "Just Write."
Dale L. Roberts
Dale L. Roberts is an award-winning author, YouTuber, and leading voice in self-publishing with over 50 titles and 40 book awards. As a trusted advisor to indie authors, he helps writers build their brands, grow their readership, and publish bestselling books.
Keith Wheeler
Keith Wheeler is a 5-time #1 bestselling author and the creator of the Keith Wheeler Books YouTube channel, where over 32,000 subscribers turn for trusted self-publishing advice. Since publishing his first poem at just 14—alongside his grandmother—Keith has gone on to publish 100+ books across genres and pen names, winning multiple awards along the way, including the 2020 Pinnacle Award for Sports-Themed Activity Book for Kids. His teaching style is beloved for being clear, approachable, and empowering—making even the most confusing publishing topics click.
S.E. Chandler
Elizabeth Chandler is an author, advocate, instructor and mother. She was first published in a poetry anthology in 1991 under a pen name that was a misspelled anagram for “original.” More recently, she’s published six “adult” poems and 14 books (11 bestsellers) in three years selling more than 15,000 copies and 2 million KENP page reads. Chandler has presented at the Golden Crown Literary Society national conference in 2023, six local conferences and workshops in North Carolina as well as the regional Pikes Peak Writers Conference in 2024 and later this year. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and a Master’s degree in Business Administration–Nonprofit Management.
Elizabeth, who fancies herself as funny AF, lives in near Asheville, NC with her two young children. When she’s not volunteering or chasing kiddos, Elizabeth enjoys distance running, writing fiction and poetry, and playing games with “framily.”
Serena Hanson
Serena Hanson is the Director of Publishing Operations at Yorkshire Publishing, where she has helped acquire, develop, and market dozens of books across genres, including multi-award winners and bestsellers. She’s passionate about helping authors polish their books and get them into readers’ hands. When she’s not working with books, she can usually be found reading one—with a mug of tea.
Malorie Cooper
Malorie Cooper is an NYT Bestseller and Author Coach. Together with her wife, Jill, they operate The Writing Wives, a company dedicated to aiding authors in leveling up and turning their career dreams into reality. When not writing and coaching, she loses herself in fashion and gardening. Often at the same time. You can learn more about Malorie on her website and Facebook.
Judith Briles
Judith Briles is an author, publisher, podcaster, book publishing consultant and professional speaker focused in the fields of book publishing, conflict resolution, and personal finance.
She is best known for being The Book Shepherd and the founder of AuthorYOU, the co-founder of Mile High Press, and was CW2 Denver's financial expert in the mid-2000s. Briles has been referred to as " The Book Shepherd" and is an advocate for author's rights, works with clients globally and leads the Book Publishing and Speaking Unplugged bootcamps. In 2019, She launched the Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame.
Troy Lambert
Troy Lambert is the author of over 30 novels and several works of nonfiction. He’s also a book coach, developmental editor, and an educator. He lives, works, and plays in the mountains of Idaho.
Leeanna Morgan
Leeanna Morgan is a USA Today bestselling author of more than 50 books. She lives in New Zealand and is surrounded by green hills on one side and the ocean on the other. As well as writing small-town, feel-good romances, Leeanna teaches other writers how to create high-quality AI-narrated audiobooks in her AI Audiobook Creator Course.
For more information about Leeanna, visit: https://authorleeannamorgan.com/
Heather Hildenbrand
Heather Hildenbrand began writing her first book when she was 13 years old and still proudly stores those whopping eight pages of Hobbit fan-fiction in a secret binder that should be burned upon her death. Heather lives in coastal Virginia where she writes paranormal and fantasy romance full of enemies to lovers and heroes who brood. Her most frequent hobbies are cuddling with her 2 giant goldendoodles, riding country roads on the back of her husband’s motorcycle, and avoiding killer slugs. Find her on socials or visit her website at www.heatherhildenbrand.com to learn more ways to connect.
Kathleen Sweeney
Kathleen Sweeney is the Chief Operating Officer at Book Brush, where she combines her love of technology and storytelling to help authors with book marketing. She has presented to over 300 author groups and thrives on making design and promotion easier (and more fun!) for writers of all genres. She lives in central Illinois with her husband, three active boys and the two most handsome cats on the planet. Her hobbies include eating tacos and turning socks right side out.
Stuart Grant
Stuart Grant is the founder and CEO of Digital Authors Toolkit, a UK-based digital agency that specializes in helping authors build powerful websites as part of their marketing strategy. He’s the top-rated web designer on Reedsy, the go-to marketplace for authors seeking service providers, with glowing reviews to match. As a proud partner of Alli and other leading organizations, Stuart brings a wealth of expertise to the table.
Rossana Corniel
Rossana Corniel is the Head of Marketing, Booksprout. She leads marketing and communications, utilizing her diverse skills to drive innovative marketing strategies. On her free time, she writes romantasy and children’s books under pen names: R.C. Luna & Rossana Corniel.
Nat Connors
Nat is a small-town romantic comedy author, slightly-retired tango teacher, and cancer research data scientist who makes the Kindletrends newsletter for indie authors and publishers. Kindletrends started when he got fed up with trying to make sense of the Kindle Store, and wanted a no-nonsense summary of the most important information. He shared it with his author friends, and now a bunch of people are getting value from it. Nat uses this information to help his own career - so it has to be focused, relevant and actionable.
Gena McCown
Gena B. McCown is an award winning author, of both traditionally and self published works. With over twenty five years of sales, marketing, and retail experience combined with her writing pursuit, Gena has a passion about equipping authors to understand the brand behind the book. As we understand that the product is not the book, but the author, we can position ourselves to a broader market and income stream.
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