Meet your community of writers at the Bookmans Phoenix Local Author Fair.

12:30 pm- Kids’ Comic Book Craft! Kids and teens can make a comic book with Kayla Shaggy, and pick up copies of her sci-fi fantasy comic book, The Sixth World.

2 pm- Sit back and relax with a book reading and Q&A with local author and blogger, and registered dietician Jason Pawloski. Jason will read from his new book, Foods for Thought: Understanding the Impact of Diet and Lifestyle of Mental Health.

3 pm- It’s a visceral poetry experience when local poet Madison Meadows reads from her collection, The Fire in a Woman’s Belly.

12-4 pm Trick or Trivia! Do you have what it takes to hunt down the answers in this bookish scavenger hunt trivia game? Local fantasy and horror-suspense author Derek Barton challenges you to beat his game. If you do so, you’ll be entered to win a collection of his audiobooks.

Additional visiting authors include:

Army veteran and host of the Drive On Podcast, Scott DeLuzio, debuts his novel Surviving Son, based on the true story of his time as a combat infantryman in Afghanistan post-9/11.

Local author and Divine Feminine Priestess Courtney Tiffany is bringing her books: Feminine Archetypes and Journey to Soul. Be sure to stop by her table for a reading from her oracle deck and other goodies.