Name: Authors Alley: Dan Kemp/Jonathan Laforce/Claire Merrick, Daniel Allen Butler, Kelly Grayson, 1632 (Bethanne Kim/Bjorn Hasseler), Kevin Steverson, Teresa Howard/Tim Gilliland, Wayland Smith, Daniel Butler, Tamara Lowery, Nic Plume
Start: 2026-06-27T21:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-27T22:00:00-0400

Authors Alley: Dan Kemp/Jonathan Laforce/Claire Merrick, Daniel Allen Butler, Kelly Grayson, 1632 (Bethanne Kim/Bjorn Hasseler), Kevin Steverson, Teresa Howard/Tim Gilliland, Wayland Smith, Daniel Butler, Tamara Lowery, Nic Plume

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley

Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!

Guests

Claire Merrick

Author

Tired of writing about bad news as a broadcast TV producer, Claire Merrick began using her free time to write urban fantasy stories, set to be released in 2025. Merrick's work is inspired by her love of small town mill smokestacks and the secrets they hide.

Tim Gilliland

Author

Born in the malarial fever swamps of Memphis TN, Tim was raised on corn squeezin’s, bent nails and broken glass. After a rough-and-tumble childhood in the upper middle class, he went to high school at old-line catholic school for 'bad boys.' Once the bruises healed he went into... Read More →

Daniel Allen Butler

Author

Daniel Allen Butler is a best-selling author, historian, and college-educated semi-professional beach bum. His previous works include "Unsinkable"--the Full Story of RMS Titanic; The Day the Lusitania Died; Warrior Queens - The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II; The Age... Read More →

Nic Plume

Author

Nic Plume is the author of the military science fiction series ’Shadows of Peace’ and the short story ‘Rebels’ Cause’ in the Lost Brigade Universe’s anthology Standing Fast on Foreign Shores. She has also edited over forty science fiction novels for a best-selling aut... Read More →

Bethanne Kim

Author, Publisher

Bethanne Kim is a publisher with the new alternate history magazine “Eric Flint’s 1632 & Beyond” and a writer in the 1632verse. She also writes about emergency preparedness (including on TheSurvivalMom.com), zombies, being a Scout leader, the US Constitution, and whatever else... Read More →

Daniel Kemp

Author

A couple history degrees, the Army, and a turbulent personal life inspired the Athenaeum Inc military thriller trilogy at Cannon (Door Number Three, Doubling Down and Triple Play). He’s also done shorts on everything from the sinking of the Bismarck to feeding dragons.

Jonathan LaForce

Author

Born in southern Arizona, Jonathan LaForce spent his formative years in northern Los Angeles County before moving to Texas at the age of 19. Two years later, he enlisted in the USMC and found himself stationed in Hawaii. Had it not been so expensive, he'd have stayed in Hawaii at... Read More →

Bjorn Hasseler

Author, Editor

Bjorn Hasseler found Eric Flint's novel 1632 in a public library. Then he discovered that fans were not just allowed but encouraged to write in the 1632 universe. He writes the Neustatter's European Security Service thread (A Matter of Security, Missions of Security, Security Threats... Read More →

Kelly Grayson

Author

Kelly Grayson is a highly-regarded critical care paramedic with a national reputation, award-winning EMS columnist, author and popular public speaker. When he isn’t prowling the seamy underbelly of the city looking for little old ladies who have fallen and can’t get up, Kelly... Read More →

Kevin Steverson

Author

Kevin Steverson is a retired veteran of the U.S. Army. With several best-selling novels, including the Salvage Title Trilogy, picked up for development into feature film, he is also a published songwriter. When not at a convention or concert, he can be found in the foothills of the... Read More →

Teresa Howard

Author

Teresa Howard was raised in Birmingham Alabama and lives there with her furry dachshund friend, Gracie Jane. She is a life-long fan of science fiction and fantasy and her dream since childhood has been to see her books in libraries and bookstores. This is a dream now fulfilled.

I... Read More →

Wayland Smith

Author

WAYLAND SMITH is the pen name for a native Texan who has lived in Massachusetts, New York, Washington DC, and presently makes his home in Virginia. His rather unlikely list of jobs includes private investigator, comic book shop owner, ring crew for a circus (then he ran away from... Read More →

Tamara Lowery

Author

Tamara Lowery, author of The Adventures of Pigg & Woolfe serial and the Waves of Darkness series, is a native of Chattanooga. She writes pirates that aren't nice and vampires that don't sparkle as well as high-flying steampunk adventure.

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Authors Alley, Authors Alley

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Claire Merrick

Tim Gilliland

Daniel Allen Butler

Nic Plume

Bethanne Kim

Daniel Kemp

Jonathan LaForce

Bjorn Hasseler

Kelly Grayson

Kevin Steverson

Teresa Howard

Wayland Smith

Tamara Lowery

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