Chelly Bolger – 2023

Chelly Bolger – 2023

Author of Shayla and Friends and Shayla’s Adventure: What’s Across the Ocean Barchelle (“Chelly”) Bolger Wathen has always loved dogs, her own as well as shelter dogs. Her world changed forever when Chelly and her husband adopted a very special dog, Shayla, from...
Nannette Oatley Johnson – 2022

Nannette Oatley Johnson – 2022

Author of: Pain, Power & Promise: 19 Ways to Turn Setbacks into Comebacks Nannette Oatley Johnson is a wife, mother, nana, author, speaker, resiliency coach, and the 2001 U.S. Open Wheelchair Tennis Singles and Doubles champion. For nearly 40 years, Nannette’s...
Jessica Lynn MacLean – 2022

Jessica Lynn MacLean – 2022

Author of Arizona Rain Growing up, Jessica Lynn MacLean rode dirt bikes around the Bradshaws where her relatives once built cabins. Now she writes and watches wildlife from a small Prescott deck with her husband and rescue dog. Jessica expanded on letters and articles...
Author Michaela Carter on surrealism, Prescott, and art

Author Michaela Carter on surrealism, Prescott, and art

‘Creativity is About Coloring Outside the Lines’ Acclaimed author Michaela Carter moved to Prescott nineteen years ago, drawn to the stranger side of our town. She was attracted to the thriving community of artists who were embracing the woods and the creeks in their...
Sherry Rossman – 2021

Sherry Rossman – 2021

Before Sherry Rossman found the awesomeness of writing in the YA realm she dabbled in children’s stories. Her first YA novel became an Amazon bestseller shortly before her publisher closed its doors. But she forged on, exploring fantastical ideas and discovering...
Mercedes Ogden – 2021

Mercedes Ogden – 2021

Mercedes Ogden spends her days on her family’s hobby farm, raising her free-spirited daughter and writing all things creepy and kooky. She enjoys researching her family history and letting her imagination weave wild tales with what he uncovers. She believes that her...