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BYU Alumni Rochester MN hosted a series of Zoom author visits in May as part of our Spring BYU Bonanza. As a former librarian, these visits left me pretty giddy each time. I love author visits. Each author had something new and exciting to say to us, and shared great tips about writing, publishing, and their journey as an author/poet.
- Caralyn & Mark Buehner May 4 8:00 CST
- Rosalyn Eves May 6 8:00 CST
- Darlene Young May 11 7:00 CST
- Tacey Atsitty May 13 7:00 CST
- Stories & Song with Ms. Ellen May 15 10:00 am CST
- Jen Brewer May 18 7:00 CST
- Janette Rallison May 20 7:00 CST
- Allison Hymas May 27 8:00 CST
Mark Buehner – Illustrator & Cara Buehner – Author
Mark’s career as an illustrator led to [Cara’s] collaboration with him, and together they have created outstanding picture books including the Snowmen at Night series, Fanny’s Dream, Dex, The Heart of a Hero, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Their books have been honored with multiple children’s choice awards, a CBC Children’s Choice Award, a Parent’s Choice Award, and ALA Notable Book designation, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award, and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold and Platinum awards, and have been on the NY Times Bestseller list.
https://www.buehnerbooks.com/Home/About
Books from the program:
Rosalyn Eves–author
Rosalyn Eves grew up in the Rocky Mountains, dividing her time between reading books and bossing her siblings into performing her dramatic scripts. As an adult, the telling and reading of stories is still one of her favorite things to do. When she’s not reading or writing, she enjoys spending time with her chemistry professor husband and three children, watching British period pieces, or hiking through the splendid landscape of southern Utah, where she lives. She dislikes housework on principle.
She has a PhD in English from Penn State, which means she also endeavors to inspire college students with a love for the English language.
http://www.rosalyneves.com/about-the-author/
Books from the Program:
Darlene Young–Poet
In her poetry, she likes to explore and celebrate the details of daily life as a woman, mother, and Christian.
Darlene Young’s collection, Homespun and Angel Feathers (BCC Press 2019) won the 2019 award for poetry from the Association for Mormon Letters. A poet and essayist, she teaches creative writing in the BYU English Department. Her essays have been noted in Best American and nominated for a Pushcart prize. She has served as the poetry editor for Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought and Segullah, and as secretary for the Association for Mormon Letters. She lives in South Jordan, Utah with her husband and sons.
Darlene Young
Tacey Atsitty–Poet
Tacey M. Atsitty, Diné (Navajo), is Tsénahabiłnii (Sleep Rock People) and born for Ta’neeszahnii (Tangle People). She was born in Logan, UT, grew up in Kirtland, NM but is originally from Cove, AZ. She is a PhD student in Creative Writing at Florida State University, and she lives in Peru.
Atsitty is a recipient of the Truman Capote Creative Writing Fellowship, the Corson-Browning Poetry Prize, Morning Star Creative Writing Award, and the Philip Freund Prize. She holds bachelor’s degrees from Brigham Young University and the Institute of American Indian Arts, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Cornell University. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in POETRY; EPOCH; Kenyon Review Online; Prairie Schooner; When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry; and other publications. Her first book is Rain Scald (University of New Mexico Press, 2018).
Tacey Atsitty
Book from the Program:
Jen Brewer–author
Jen Brewer is not only an author, speaker, humanitarian worker, and registered dietitian (with a love of gardening and hydroponics), she is a mother to 7 children. Her latest book is The Bench, available for pre-order from Cedar Fort Publishing. Her online course in Lazy Hydroponics is now available.
https://www.jenbrewer.com/about
Books from the Program:
Janette Rallison–author
How to Become an Author (if Ninja doesn’t work out as a career) What do authors do every day? Lots of revisions. Be prepared for people to tell you that your story is lame. Many of these people will be editors and agents. Ignore them. You can also use funny events from your life to give you plot ideas. Did your parents forget you at a gas station once? Your novel will be gold.
Janette Rallison, https://janetterallison.com/biography/
Books from the program:
Allison Hymas–Author
Allison Hymas grew up in Virginia and Pennsylvania, where she enjoyed spending time in the mountains and forests. She currently live in Springville, UT, where she teaches writing, visites national parks, and runs very long distances for fun.
https://www.allisonkhymas.com/about-the-author
Books from the program:
Thought Provoking Reads 