California State Fair Authors Booth
Thank you for coming out to see the California Authors. We are so excited to come back for 2027 during our new dates. Check back to see the lineup for 2027!
2026 Schedule
The shift times are minimum. Authors may come earlier and/or stay later than shown below.
Organizing Author
2026 Participating Authors (in alphabetical order by last name)
Atherstone, Pam: Fiction, Children's Books
Coatsworth, J. Scott: Fiction, Magical Realism
Conner, JoAnn: Fiction, Historical and Mystery
Darrow, Sharon: Nonfiction, Memoirs and Historical
Del Oro, Donna: Fiction, Suspense
Drier, Michele: Fiction, Cozy Mystery/Paranormal
Dunne, Martha: Nonfiction, Educational
Dunne, Michael: Nonfiction, Wine
Gillam, June: Fiction, Suspense
Hook, Eileen: Nonfiction, Women's History
Inch-Partridge, Rebecca: Fiction, Science Fiction
Javor, Ronald: Fiction, Children's Books
LaPera, Amanda: Nonfiction, Psychology Memoirs, Fiction, Young Adult
Long, Claudia: Fiction, Historical/Mystery
Luna, Frank: Fiction, Science Fiction
Molina, Rose: Fiction, Young Adult
O'Haver, D. Michael: Fiction, Historical
Oleas, Luanne: Fiction, Mystery/Romance
Osborn, Susan M.: Nonfiction, Psychology
Patterson, Crystel: Fiction, Children's Books
Pelzman, Ron: Nonfiction, Memoir
Schooley, Tim: Fiction, Historical
Snider, Julie: Fiction, Literary Fiction/LGBTQ+
Skewes, Mariah Clark: Fiction, Children's Books
Stapp, Cheryl: Nonfiction, Historical
Thornton, Norma: Nonfiction, Cookbooks, Doodles
Unger, Steven: Nonfiction, Cookbooks, Historical
Villa, Christine: Fiction, Children's Books
State Fair Author Booth Co-Founders: Naida West and Alton Pryor
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