Thank you to our 2023 featured authors and presenters for joining us for this year's festival! Below you'll find information for everyone who will be joining us on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. Don't forget to register!

E. S. Rosalynn

E.S. Rosalynn is a dynamic duo that has known each other for over thirty years (and has been writing together for almost all of them). These best friends have seen each other through Barbies and boys and into their debut YA series, MIXTAPE.

Ryan Gebhart

Ryan D Gebhart first started writing the Jewel of Life series in 2012 in Philadelphia, PA, shortly after concluding his undergraduate studies in philosophy. This unexpected passion evolved over the years and has remained a constant companion through his career changes, from a Capuchin Friar, to a Claims Processor, receiving a Graduate Degree in Architecture, and now working at an Architecture Firm in Washington, DC. Ryan D Gebhart is originally from Wilmington, DE.

Jennia D'Lima

Jennia is passionate about everything related to the publishing industry and has written or edited for academic work, newspapers, university presses, and everything in between! She loves connecting with her authors and sees each project as a unique and exciting collaboration. When she is not editing, she enjoys reading, visiting coffee shops and independent bookstores with friends, traveling with her family, and cuddling and playing with one of her family’s many pets.

Nicole Gabor

Nicole Gabor is an award-winning author with more than 20 children’s picture books and a health writer and editor. Her debut novel Catwalk won two 1st place Royal Dragonfly Book Awards and launched as a #1 New Release on Amazon for Teen/YA Books about Being a Teen. Catwalk is inspired by Nicole's experiences living and working in New York City as a model. She is also a contributor at Highlights for Children and a managing editor at KidsHealth.org, one of the web’s most-visited sites for children’s health. Nicole lives in Delaware with her husband, three children, and their Goldendoodle named Ginger.

Jen Greer

Jen Greer is passionate about kids and passionate about art.  She has been an art teacher for 23 years. Currently, Mrs. Greer works at Newark High School. 

Aggie Jae

I was born and given the name Linda June – Aggie L. Jae is my pen name This name was given to me by my two grandsons.  Over the years, the people, places, and events of my life would inspire my journey in writing The Water Door.

Abraham Keys

From the jungles of South America to a small town near you. Farmer Abe is a local author with BIG dreams. His message is love, and his goal to be an inspiration. Taking true events and turning them into unforgettable stories this author is only getting started.

Kelly Lidgi

Kelly Lidji is the author of The Haunting Clarity books. A series bringing to life the tales of lesser known Delaware ghosts and haunted places. Kelly grew up in Delaware. She spent many years as both a teacher and Children’s Librarian. Spending her summers doing musical theater in Ocean City, Md. She spent her life reading scary stories and even now is reading a spooky book, I guarantee it.

​David Teague

David Teague is the author of the picture books Franklin’s Big Dreams and The Red Hat. Two of his novels, Saving Lucas Biggs and Connect the Stars, are joint ventures with his wife, Marisa de los Santos. His own book, Henry Cicada’s Extraordinary Elktonium Escapade, has lived as a pulsating greenish pyramid since it first appeared, and How Oscar Indigo Broke the Universe and Put It Back Together Again has survived in the space-time continuum since it was born.

UDLib Search

Erin Daix is the Associate University Librarian for Acquisitions and Collections Services and is the UDLib/SEARCH Program Director at the University of Delaware Library. She has been with the UDLib/SEARCH program since its creation in 1997.

Dianna McKellar is a reference librarian at the University of Delaware Library and is the middle school and high school coordinator for UDLib/SEARCH. She has served as a coordinator for over twenty years.