Solano County Library will host a Local Author Showcase on
Friday, December 5th, 2025, from 1PM – 4PM at the
Solano County Events Center (601 Texas St. Fairfield)
About The Event
This event is designed to give local writers a space to share their work, meet readers, and connect with fellow authors from Northern California. It’s also a chance for the community to discover new voices, buy books, and get them signed. Our goal is to bring together libraries, local authors, and readers in a celebration of stories and connection.
Applications for tabling at this event are now closed.
Author Guests
This year, we have a wide assortment of amazing local authors. From local history, children’s books, mystery and more, authors of all genres will be present. There will be books for every type of reading preference!
Our author guests this year include:
- Shari Borkin – author of The Movie Chair
- Satish (Sam) Chohan – author of Trojan Horse: Democracy Hijacked
- Maree Church – author of The Glass Ceiling Club: A Cozy Mystery, Olls and the Giant Cabbage and more
- Chelby Davis – author of Autistically Speaking
- Erinn Gilley – author of The Changeling’s Call and The Changeling’s Song
- Nicole Goltiao – author of the Ella the Story-Tella series and Be Nice to the Books, Eli
- Ron Jackson – author of Joe: The Slave That Became an Alamo Legend and Fight To The Finish: “Gentleman” Jim Corbett, Joe Choynski, and the Fight That Launched Boxing’s Modern Era
- Nicole Levin – author of Diary of a Sad Girl
- C.J. Macgenn – author of A One-Legged Cricket
- Warith Mustafa-Goudeau – author of Who is Legend Stone?
- Skyler Ostrom – author of The Shattered Star: Starlight and Shadow
- Belinda Roddie – author of [Insert Self-Discovery Here]
- Lori Saltis – author of the Dragons of the Crossroads series
- Betsy Schooley – author of The Fantastic Elastic Brain: How to Empower Your Child’s Mind
- Sigman Shapiro author of Shadow Season and Solstice Tales
- Valerie Thompson – author of Triumphant: The Anthology
- Tony Wade – author of True Crime Stories of Fairfield, California, Growing Up in Fairfield, California and more.
- Donna Weidner – author of There are No Dragons in This Book
- Tatiana White -author of The Gifted Society
Submissions
Submissions are now closed. Please check back next year to submit an application for our next Author Showcase event.
Resources
Reading Programs
Frequently Asked Questions
The event will take place on Friday, December 5, 2025, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
The event will take place at the County Events Center in Fairfield California at 601 Texas Street.
Please submit only one (1) book per author. We accept only one copy.
Living in Solano County is not a requirement to participate in the event, but you must live in one of the neighboring counties (Yolo/Sacramento/Napa/Contra Costa/Sonoma). Solano residents (or content) will be given priority.
Please fill out one of the submission forms in its entirety, clearly label your book as a Local Author Showcase submission and drop both off at any Solano County Library branch. Submissions may also be mailed to the Springstowne Library, 1003 Oakwood Ave, Vallejo 94591.
Books that are not selected will be donated to Friends of the Library.
Yes, all submissions will receive an email.
Except for zines and poetry chapbooks, only books with proper bookbinding and format may be submitted. No pamphlets, brochures, or stapled material can be accepted.
EBooks are accepted. EBook submissions should fill out the Solano Local Author Showcase form and send an unlocked copy of your eBook to fgbains@solanocounty.gov. If an author of an eBook is selected as a LAS participant, they must bring their own devices and create an interactive display for visitors to their table at the event.
Please register and submit only the print edition.
Yes. The Local Author Showcase reflects the diversity of the publishing world.
Each author can sell their own book(s). You will be provided with a table and two chairs.
No. The Library is not involved with book sales. Authors must bring their own cash or change and devices to accept debit or credit card transactions.
For more information about adding your book to the library’s collection, visit our Materials Selection Policy and Local Author Donation Form.
Please contact Taaren Samuelson at tmsamuelson@solanocounty.gov