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Joe Lyons-Rising on leading with empathy, turning personal loss into purpose, and guiding others toward hope. Even in the darkest times, hope and love is what pulls me out and helps me look ahead to the next sunrise. Joe Lyons-Rising Grief, trauma, and mental health struggles are experiences that can feel isolating, yet these experiences…
Meet Tellwell author Alison Williams, a talented artist and storyteller who invites us into her creative journey! With a deep love for storytelling and a gift for visual art, Alison pours intention and heart into every project. For her, writing and illustrating go beyond simply creating books; they’re about building new worlds, embarking on thrilling…
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Inspired by her child’s experiences with OCD during the pandemic, Lisa Bournelis pens Louie and the Dictator to empower those living with mental illness. Your story is gold. Your vulnerability will help others in ways you may not have realized or imagined. Lisa Bournelis is a mom, taekwondo black belt, healthcare change consultant, and former…
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Phil Earle’s father, Guy Earle, lived an exhilarating life. With his new memoir, I’ll Go the Length of Meself, Phil hopes to showcase his legacy as a great mariner, businessman, humanitarian, and exhibitionist, along with many other attributes. “There will never be another Guy Earle, there couldn’t be.” This is his story, and Phil is…
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As an English major, writing has always been a part of Ryan Lawrence’s life. It was only after leaving his long-time profession that he took his education and a passion for writing and began his author journey. Ryan currently lives in London, Ontario, with his husband Todd, their cat Dora, and a massive comic book…
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Blake “Crash” Priddle has appeared on CTV News, the CBC and City News Calgary to talk about his inspiring and vulnerable memoir. Always be a leader, not a follower Bud Priddle, Grandfather of Blake “Crash” Priddle Tell us a bit about yourself! I am 28 years old and I currently work as a radio announcer and news reporter in Northern Manitoba for Arctic Radio. I am…
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Rishma Govani is an experienced communications professional with over 20 years of experience in the media industry. She is passionate about creating tangible change in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion. She is the author of the children’s book, Sushi & Samosas: a trip of tasty transformations, and is currently working on her second…
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Our December Author of the Month, Vali Benson, has been sweeping up the book awards this season. Her young-adult fiction book, Blood and Silver, won a gold medal in two categories at the San Francisco Book Festival, took first place at the New York Book Festival in the young adult category, and won the Moonbeam…
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For May’s author of the month, we are celebrating Miami-based author, Jennifer S. Segarra! Over the last few months, Jennifer has successfully been featured on a number of influential #bookstagram pages like @the_bookish_mind and @nerdybibliophilee, interviewed by notable outlets like KidlioMag, Children’s Literature and the Reading With Your Kids podcast, and has connected with readers…
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For February’s author of the month we are celebrating Utanu Maa! Utanu came into Tellwell without any prior publishing experience, and with little knowledge on how she could market her book. Over the last 6 months, Utanu has embraced her new role of authorpreneur and has successfully been featured on a number of blogs, received…