Comicraft/Active Images
Booth#76
Popular local columnist Starshine Roshell is proud to release her first-ever collection of columns, Chew on This, through Comicraft. Best known as the comic book industry’s leading lettering and design studio, Comicraft also publishes an entertaining and eclectic line of graphic novels, including the critically acclaimed sci-fi adventure series Elephantmen.

Beanstalk Publications
Booth#54
Melissa McKechnie 4762 Camino del Rey Santa Barbara CA 93110 805/448-0898 mjmckechnie@beanstalkpublications.com #54
Beanstalk Publications is committed to entertaining and enlightening people of all ages. From inception through production, we guide writers to unlock their imagination and to realize their discoveries in print. Visit our website at www.beanstalkpublications.com
for our list of services and to see our latest releases.

Beetle Bug Books
Booth#68
“Mr. Mike” is a children’s book author and illustrator presented by Beetle Bug Books.  Mr. Mike is the author of the hilarious poetry compilations: Swimming in Chocolate and Lemon Drop Rain as well as the rhyming story New Pet. Mr. Mike’s books are extremely popular and he visits over 50 schools every year! Mr. Mike will be available to sign books.

Blue Point Books
Booth#72
The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story by Rosalind Perlman will be featured at the Blue Point Books booth. The fascinating biography tells the story of the first totally blind physician. The Caring Heart by Arlene Stepputat will also be featured with the author available to sign her lovely gift books.

Border’s Books
Booths#31-35 & 53
Author Ronnie McMullen, author of Sold Out Warning, will appear at the Borders booth at 11am. Has our government sold its soul for technology? Radio talk show host McMullen is boldly determined to expose the truth.

Cheshire Publishing Company, Inc.
Booth#1
Cheshire Publishing Company is the publisher of Windows to Vietnam – A Journey in Pictures and Verse.  Windows to Vietnam is a 176-page book of more than 140 photographs and 30 related poems addressing today’s culture, diversity, economy and lifestyles of the Vietnamese people.

Concord Grove Press
Booth#45

Dianetics Foundation
Booth#60
Dianetics; the Modern Science of Mental Health, is a book which uncovers the course of unwanted sensations, emotions and psychosomatic illnesses and which sets forth an effective technology to handle these conditions.

Echelon Press Authors
Booth#70-71

Ensemble Theatre Company
Booth#46
Ensemble Theatre Company is Santa Barbara’s longest running professional theater company.

Ex Machina Press, LLC
Booth#15
Ex Machina Press is home to Silent Voices, a nationwide anthology of short fiction by the most talented of contemporary authors, and Big Brown Bag, a short story collection written by Mark D’Anna, whom LA Times Book Finalist Todd Goldberg calls, “ a rich new voice that needs to be heard.”

First Presbyterian Early Childhood Center
Booth#42

InterContinental/G. Schiller Books
Booth#26
Gerald Schiller is the author of eight books, many of which deal with California history and several of which are designed for young people ages 8-14. True Stories of Old California and its sequel, More True Stories of Old California include tales of Santa Barbara’s history. InterContinental is a publisher of mysteries, children’s books and books about old California.

Joseph F. Genna
Booth#64
Rainbow Interlude, a thrilling WWII memoir, provides a gripping, first-hand description of the author’s combat infantry ordeal in the legendary Rainbow Division; a heroic defense against a vastly superior Nazi panzer force during the Battle of the Bulge; harsh winter in foxholes; and liberation of the infamous Dachau Concentration Camp.  Mr. Genna is a retired aerospace physicist, pioneer computer inventor, and designer of airborne military computing systems.

Little Moose Press
Booth#27

Milford-Haven Novels
Booth#16

Nearly Human: The Gorilla’s Guide to Good Living
Booth#30
Nearly Human: The Gorilla’s Guide to Good Living is an attempt to present information on conservation and endangered species to a general audience in easy-to-understand language and in a fun accessible way. What can we learn from the gorilla, and how can this information help us to re-examine our own behavior so we can live simpler, happier lives?

Ron Oberon & Associates, LLC
Booth#57
Because too many people are close-minded, they miss the disaster’s larger message; the Universe is warning us to change our ways to save the planet and ourselves. Open your mind to a new way of thinking and living. Love and care for each other and yourselves. Rob Oberon & Associates will present a set of two books: Our Earth and Beyond: A Message from the Universe to the 21st Century Earth and Many Planes Above: A Connection to the Universe and Universal Knowledge.

Puffy Cloud Press
Booth#28
Puffy Cloud Press offers uniquely heartwarming children’s literature – sure to become your family’s favorite.  “Just because Penelope Potts had a Christmas list a mile long, doesn’t mean Santa was going to bring it all. But what if he did? Lisa Yaldezian’s 500 Presents for Penelope Potts is a delightful tale of Christmas wishes… with a twist. Your child’s Christmas list will never be the same.”

Rainbow Connection
Booth#66
Interested in befriending your own body and increasing health and vitality? Karin C. Uphoff is an herbalist and health educator who began her popular Botanical Body Care Class right here in Santa Barbara! Her new book Botanical Body Care is now available as an excellent resource. Visit her website www.rainbowconnection.net.

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Booth#10

REMS
Booth#59
REMS offers useful information and self-publishing tips to novice authors.  Dr. Maureen Stephenson author/owner of REMS is a published author, former professor, and current business columnist for a California daily newspaper. For more details: www.makemoneywritingsite.com.  Subscribe to REMS month ezine “INK4AUTHORS” which includes tips and available writing markets.

Ron Oberon & Associates, LLC
Booth#57
Because too many people are close-minded, they miss the disaster’s larger message; the Universe is warning us to change our ways to save the planet and ourselves. Open your mind to a new way of thinking and living. Love and care for each other and yourselves. Rob Oberon & Associates will present a set of two books: Our Earth and Beyond: A Message from the Universe to the 21st Century Earth and Many Planes Above: A Connection to the Universe and Universal Knowledge.

Rubes® Cartoons
Booth#69
Meet internationally syndicated cartoonist Leigh Rubin, creator of the popular comic Rubes, and have a good laugh at his cartoon collections, the wild life of love, cats, dogs, cows, pets, and farm animals, as well as his 2008 Zoo-in-a-box daily desk and Rubes animal antics wall calendars.

Santa Barbara City College Creative Writing Certificate
Booth#5
Learn more about Santa Barbara City College's exciting new creative writing program, including the Creative Writing Certificate: http://www.sbcc.edu/english/website/cw.pdf The table will be staffed by creative writing faculty and administrators.

Santa Barbara Reads
Booth#12

Silver Tongue
Booth#19

SPAWN  (Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network)
Booth#20-23
SPAWN is a networking organization for anyone interested in publishing. Through our website and 2 monthly newsletters, we provide the tools and resources to help you have a more successful publishing experience.  Subscribe to our free e-newsletter. www.spawn.org

Special Needs Project
Booth#39
Our mission is to make available the best literature and information about disabilities because knowledge promotes autonomy. Special Needs Project is the leading resource of books and selected DVDs for children and adults, educators and professionals, persons with a disability, their family members, friends and caregivers, and the public at large.

Stormproof Publications
Booth#2
Stormproof Publications is proud to announce the release of "Shutterspeed" a surf book from former pro surfer and action sports filmmaker, Alexis Cottavoz. As well as my new 2008 Calendar "Shudda Been there yesterday" On sale now!!! -Spotlighting the core of modern surfing, Shutterspeed is an action-packed pictorial taking the reader on a wild and exciting ride through the lens of renowned action photographer and former professional surfer, Alexis Cottavoz. Some of the most awe-inspiring moments in surfing and extreme sports history are captured and preserved on the pages of Shutterspeed. After more than eleven years in the making, this dramatic photographic journal is destined to become a classic and vital chronicle of surfing culture.)Come meet Alexis Cottavoz and hear about the life of a former professional surfer turned filmmaker and photographer, with stories from around the globe. 10:00 am- 5:00pm

James Steffes
Booth#8
“I am a Vietnam Veteran and author of a non-fiction book titled Swift Boat Down, The Real Story of the Sinking of PCF-19.  My book is self-published by Xlibris.com. I live in Sun City, CA and enjoy activities with other Vietnam Vets and writing.

The Book Den
Booth#9
Santa Barbara’s favorite used-book store, The Book Den, just happens to be the oldest used-book store in California. They will be showing a selection from their used and antiquarian inventory, and hosting a number of local authors in their booth throughout the day. Please stop by for a visit.

Thin Places
Booth#18
Thin Places, Marian Musmecci’s first novel, has been published. Musmecci is a teacher at Dos Pueblos High School. Her novel can be purchased at local bookstores and at iuniverse.com.

UCSB Art & Lectures
Booth#40
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents performances, films, and lectures for Santa Barbara and university audiences.

Virginia Dale
Booth#3
Poet, screenwriter and author, Virginia Dale, has had The Bushy Daughters Go to War and Find Rum, a satire, published this year as well as Never Marry in Morocco.  She is seeking a backer for her optioned screenplay, AIDS: The Conspiracy.

Women’s Literacy Festival
Booth#4
The festival is dedicated to promoting literacy, diversity, and social justice. The day is designed to expand the understanding and appreciation of the writing process through insightful and inspirational presentations by a distinguished group of contemporary women writers. This is a non-profit festival for authors and readers.