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THE NEWS-PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2001 5 0 LEE COUNTY jVlFESTIVAL Featured Authors Hilary Hemingway A graduate of University of Miami, Hilary Hemingway is the award-winning screenwriter of "A Light Within the Shadow," co-author of the hardcover and paperback novels "Dreamland" and "Dreamchild" and the "Timeblender" series for Forge St. Martins HarperCollins. She has worked for Warner Bros, and Paramount Pictures, and as a journalist for Interview Magazine, The Miami Herald, and Wes DeMott Naples resident Wes DeMott is the author of two exciting novels. DeMott is a graduate of Old Dominion University, and is a former FBI agent and SWAT team member. He has also worked as a general contractor in Florida.

DeMott has a new novel scheduled for publication in June 2001. It is another thriller with unique characters. Interestingly, DeMott has been in most situations his characters find them Ace Atkins Ace Atkins covers crime for the Tampa Tribune. He was born in Alabama, and he frequently returns to the Deep South to listen to the blues musicians. His love of the music led to his mystery series featuring Nick Travers, an ex-New Orleans Saint turned blues historian.

"Crossroad Blues" and "Leavin' Trunk Blues" are the first two books in the series, to be followed by "Blues Before Sunrise." Clinton L. Black Clinton L. Black is a Florida native who graduated from Florida A University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in biology premed. He served in the United States Air Force, and has taught school in Virginia and Florida. He has written two poetry anthologies.

His book, "We As a Black People Our Time Has Come!" is an essay lyric collection. Ben Bova Dr. Ben Bova not only writes about the future; he has helped create it. The author of more than 90 futuristic novels and nonfiction books, he has been involved in science and high technology since the very beginnings of the Space Program. Bova is president emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

He is a frequent commentator on radio ana television, and a widely-popular lecturer. He has also been an award-winning editor and an executive in the aerospace industry. Connie Bransilver Larry Richardson Larry Richardson has photographed nature and animal behavior for more than twenty years in the Rocky Mountains, Central and South America, and in Florida. Connie Bransilver has photographed nature on all seven continents, but is best known for her in-depth studies of lemurs, the great apes, and other African and Asian motifs. They have just completed their first joint book of photographs and text on Southwest Florida, Florida's Unsung Wilderness: The Swamps." Scott Ciencin Fort Myers author Scott Ciencin recently completed a deal to write the adaptation of Jurassic Park III, due for release in July 2001.

He will also be launching a series of original Jurassic Park adventures for young readers for Random House. His other works include books in the Godzilla science fiction series, books based on Dinotopia by James Gumey, and juvenile fiction in the Dinoverse series. He is the best-selling author of more than 40 books in a variety of genres including fantasy and suspense, and he also writes for DC Comics. Nancy Cohen Nancy Cohen introduces her Bad Hair Day mystery series with "Permed to Death," the first book to feature Maria Shore, a beauty salon owner in Palm Haven, Florida. The owner of the Cut 'N Dye Salon will return in December in "Hair Raiser." Cohen, a Florida resident, has also written romances under the name Nancy Cane.

selves in. He's been shot at, stabbed and had his nose broken twice. His two other novels, "Walking and "Vapors" are available for your reading pleasure. Tim Dorsey Tim Dorsey grew up in Riviera Beach. A graduate of Auburn University, ne joined The Tampa Tribune in 1987.

He left the paper last August to devote nimself to writing full time. He has two novels to his credit, "Florida Roadkill," and its sequel, "Hammerhead Ranch Motel." If you like the mix of a Florida setting, and dark humor that pokes fun at zany characters, you'll enjoy both of these novels. Grace F. Edwards Grace F. Edwards was born and grew up in Harlem, the setting for her mystery series featuring ex-cop Mali Anderson.

Edwards brings Harlem's past and present alive as Mali helps her friends and family. "Do or Die," the latest in the series, takes Mali on a jazz cruise aboard the QE2. Film and TV rights to the series have been sold. Dennis Fried Dennis Fried has enjoyed careers in college teaching, marketing, advertising, nightclub ownership, software development, and stand-up comedy. Along with his two-year-old papillon, he has written "Memoirs of a Papillon, The Canine Guide to Living with Humans without Going Mad." Together they reveal canine secrets never before shared with humans.

Karen Harper A former college and high school English teacher, Karen Harper is the author of contemporary suspense and historical mystery novels. The third book in her Elizabeth I Mystery Series, The Twylight Tower" will be out in March. Books one and two, "The Poyson Garden" and "The Tidal Poole" are now available in paperback. Harper's new contemporary suspense, "Down to the Bone," set in Ohio Amish country, was a USA Today bestseller. "Shaker Run," which will be out in May, is set in the author's hometown of Toledo, Ohio.

Harper's books have been published in a variety of foreign languages, most recently Japanese and Greek. She and her husband divide their time between Columbus, Ohio and Naples. Harpers Bazaar. She has been featured in numerous publications including Time, Newsweek and People Magazine. She has had two theatrical plays produced and won a national award for directing a holocaust documentary, "I Believe," narrated by Leonard Nimoy.

"Hunting with Hemingway" is Hilary's fourth book written with her husband and co-author, Jeff Lindsay. Beverly Taylor Herald Beverly Taylor Herald often says that writing with your twin is murder. She should know. She and her identical twin sister, Barbara Taylor McCafferty, write the humorous Tatum Twin mystery series published by Kensington. The latest paperback in the series, "Double Dealer," deals with the antique business.

Beverly has been an antique dealer for years, and in the book, she draws upon her own experiences: Michael Impellizzeri Michael Impellizzeri is an award-winning nature photographer. His latest book, "Nature's Artistry: There's More to See," contains 120 full-color photographs, captions, and passages to help readers find the Hidden dimensions of nature's art. His 1997 book, "Impressions of the Natural World," won the prestigious National Association of Independent Publishers Book Award for Best Coffee Table Book. Franklyn A. Johnson Franklyn A.

Johnson is a retired president of three universities, two national foundations, and the National Job Corps under President Johnson. His published works include a biography of Lord Mountbatten, an analysis of British defense organization, and "One More Hill," a paperback which sold 150,000 copies in three editions. His most recent novels are "Santori" and "Key West to Cuba." He has lived in Bonita Springs for nearly 20 James Kaserman James Kaserman is the author of "Gasparilla Pirate Genius." He is presently working on a children's novel with his wife called, The Legend of Gasparilla, A Pirate Tale for All Ages." A native of Ohio, Kaserman now lives in Fort Myers. Dr. Carol Kennedy Dr.

Carol Kennedy's book, "The Encyclopedia of Parenting From A to So Help Me God" is in its second printing. It is a Christian workbook that provides home application with Biblical references. Dr. Kennedy manages Kennedy Consulting and Tutoring, providing reading and writing tutoring. She assists others in the publication process, providing individual action plans and editing.

Dr. Kennedy's experiences span three decades of teaching, supervision, and consulting. Peter King Peter King sold his first story when he was 7 years old, and he has been writing ever since. His Gourmet Detective series features Goodwin Harper, a food consultant to Scotland Yard. The first book in the series, "The Gourmet Detective," was named a Beach Book of the Week by People magazine.

Four other books in the series have been published, with "A Healthy Place to Die" being the most recent. The Sarasota resident will start a new series of novels, featuring Jack London and set on San Francisco's Barbary Coast this year. Christine Lemmon Christine Lemmon has been a radio news producer and on-air host for the local National Public Radio affiliate in Fort Myers. She has been a newspaper reporter, managing editor of a business magazine, and a publicist. She is the autnor of "Tablecloth Scribbles," a novel based on her own grief over a close friend's death.

She is presently Evelyn Coleman Atlanta author Evelyn Coleman writes children's books and adult suspense novels. She is the author of a mystery series featuring Patricia Conley, an Atlanta journalist, beginning with "What A Woman's Gotta Do." Her first American Girl History Mystery book, "Mystery of the Dark Tower," will be followed by "Born in Sin." She has written numerous children's books, including "White Socks Only," which was made into an award winning movie from Phoenix Films. Jeremiah Healy Jeremiah Healy is the creator of John Francis Cuddy, a Boston-based private investigator. He started the series in 1984, when he was still teaching at the New England School of Law. He is a past president of the Private Eye Writers of America.

Healy is also a winner of the Shamus Award for Best Private Eve Novel of 1986. In his latest novel, "Spiral," Healy brines Cuddy to Florida to help an Jasmine Cresswell Jasmine Cresswell is the author of more than 40 romance novels. Her efforts have earned her numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's Golden Rose Award. Born in Wales, and educated in England, she met her husband while working at the British embassy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The author of'The Inheritance" and "The Disappearance," Cresswell now lives in Sarasota.

Millie Criswell Millie Criswell is a multi-award winning romance novelist, who writes both historical and contemporary romances. Her awards include the Maggie Award from the Georgia Romance Writers, the Reviewer's Choice Award, and the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. The author of "The Marrying Man" and the forthcoming "The Trouble with Mary" lives in Virginia with her husband and her neurotic Boston terrier. old Vietnam-era friend. Healy the first American president of the International Association of Crime Writers, an organization with nearly 1,000 members worldwide.

writing her second novel..