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A popular novelist, historian and biographer who, according to The New York Times, “used his novelist’s eye to fashion meticulously researched portraits of power,” William Manchester (1922 – 2004) was also the adjunct professor of history and writer-in-residence at Wesleyan University. A meticulous researcher, Manchester’s attention to detail was what made his works so successful. Many of his eighteen books of fiction and non-fiction were bestsellers, including The Arms of Krupp (about the German family that fed the Nazi War Machine), American Caesar (his biography of Gen. Douglas MacArthur), The Death of a President (on the assassination of John F. Kenndy), Goodbye Darkness (his memoir of his WWII experiences as a Marine in the Pacific), A World Lit Only by Fire (an exploration of the sordidness and the splendor of the Middle Ages) and his Winston Churchill trilogy, The Last Lion. Manchester received the Prix Dag Hammarskjoeld au merite litteraire, James L. McConaughy Jr. Memorial Award for distinguished writing, the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award, the Washington Irving Literary Award and the National Humanities Medal for his distinguished career.

R.C. Matheson is a #1 bestselling author/screenwriter/producer The New York Times praises as “a great horror writer.” Acclaimed for his dark, psychological stories, Stephen King calls Matheson’s work “brilliant,” and Clive Barker praises it as “…masterly and devastating.” His tales appear in 100 major anthologies, including 20 YEAR’S BEST volumes, and in his collections Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks, ZOOPRAXIS and #1 bestseller DYSTOPIA. His novels include Created By and The Ritual of Illusion. His work has been translated into multiple languages.

He has worked with Steven Spielberg, Tobe Hooper, Joe Dante, Aaron Spelling, Mel Brooks, Roger

Corman and written/executive produced/created 12 feature films and 25 primetime drama and comedy series. His films, series, and limited-series include “Amazing Stories,” “Three O’Clock High,” “Sole Survivor,” “Big Driver,” “Masters of Horror” and Stephen King’s “Battleground” which won two Emmys. Matheson has also adapted novels for film and limited series by Roger Zelazny, H.G. Wells, 

Dean Koontz and George R. R. Martin.

A professional drummer, Matheson studied with CREAM’s Ginger Baker, and worked at UCLA as a paranormal investigator on cases, including “THE ENTITY.” His current projects include a Stephen King limited series and two new story collections.

Richard Matheson (1926-2013) is the author of many classic novels and short stories. He wrote in a variety of genres including terror, fantasy, horror, paranormal, suspense, science fiction and western. In addition to books, he wrote prolifically for television (including The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Star Trek) and numerous feature films. Many of Matheson's novels and stories have been made into movies including The Shrinking Man, I Am Legend, Somewhere in Time, and What Dreams May Come. His many awards include the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Awards for Lifetime Achievement, the Hugo Award, Edgar Award, Spur Award for Best Western Novel, multiple Writer's Guild awards, and in 2010 he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

Matt Mayberry is a highly acclaimed keynote speaker and performance strategist. A former Indiana University and Chicago Bears linebacker, Matt is one of the most widely-read columnists for Entrepreneur.com, where he writes on peak performance, overcoming adversity, leadership, and motivation. Matt's work has been featured on ESPN, Forbes, Huffington Post, ABC, NBC, Fox Business, Fox News, Business Insider, and MSN Lifestyle. As the CEO of Matt Mayberry Enterprises, he helps individuals and organizations all over the world to maximize their potential to achieve breakthrough performance.

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John C. McManus is an award-winning professor, military historian, and author of eleven books. He earned a PhD in American and Military History from the University of Tennessee, where he served as Assistant Director of the Center for the Study of War and Society and was a Normandy Scholar. As a leading authority on the Normandy invasion, he holds a Cantigny First Division Museum Fellowship. He is currently Curator’s Professor of U.S. Military History at Missouri University of Science and Technology, where he teaches a variety of courses, including one on World War II and another on the Modern American Combat Experience. He also serves as the official historian for the United States Army’s Seventh Infantry Regiment. A veteran of many battlefield tours, he has traveled thousands of miles to give lectures on military history, and research the realities of combat for American soldiers.

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Clare McNally began a successful writing career at the age of 23, with the publication of Ghost House in 1980. She is the author of 13 novels in the Horror/Supernatural genre, and her best-selling novels have been published in several languages, including Norwegian, Swedish, and Dutch. Clare is a lifetime resident of Long Island, where she lives with her husband, Mike.

Warren Miller (1921-1966) was both student and teacher at the University of Iowa, gaining his BA and MA at the university with a brief interruption due to his service in the US Army. After teaching for several semesters, Miller moved to NYC in 1949 and quickly became involved in the Communist Party, writing film reviews and short stories for Masses & Mainstream. Despite the growing tensions surrounding communism, Miller wrote a satire on McCarthyism called THE SLEEP OF REASON, which was published in London. Using the pseudonym Amanda Vail in 1957,  LOVE ME LITTLE was published, followed in 1958 by THE WAY WE LIVE NOW, the first book by Miller published in the US under his own name. A stage adaptation of LOVE ME LITTLE was created for Broadway. To capitalize on momentum of a the play's opening, starring Joan Bennett, Little Brown announced the publication of the second Vail novel, THE BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS, for a date close to the show's premiere. But only days before the book's publication, the gossip column of the New York Times Book Review exposed Warren Miller as Amanda Vail. The reveal didn't seem to hinder Miller's success at all; THE COOL WORLD was released in 1959, adapted for the stage and made into a film; Miller's 90 MILES FROM HOME was published to critical acclaim and entered several printings due to popular demand. THE SIEGE OF HARLEM published in 1964 is a prescient satire of the black power movement. Miller wrote reviews and articles for Saturday Review, The Nation and Commonweal, and his own short stories appeared in Saturday Evening Post, an O. Henry Awards anthology, and Paris Review among others. In addition to the above, he also was the ghost writer of the novel, RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE, and co-wrote the play, LET'S GO STEADY, which was adapted into the musical, BYE BYE BIRDIE. Miller sadly died of lung cancer at 44. 

Walter Michael Miller, Jr. (1923-1996) grew up in the American South. Miller enlisted in the Army Air Corps a month after Pearl Harbor. He spent much of World War II as a radio operator and gunner. It was his participation in the controversial raid on the Benedictine Abbey in Italy that led Miller to write his masterwork, A Canticle for Lebowitz, which won the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel. The award was his second, as Miller also won a Hugo Award for his short story “The Darfstellar” in 1955. In addition to these works, Miller published two collections of short stories, Conditionally Human and The View from the Stars.

Anita Mills (1941-2018) turned to writing in the mid-1980's after teaching for many years. Her highly acclaimed regency romance Lady of Fire led to an award filled career with over 25 novels. Her historical novels and regency short stories are ranked among the best in their respective genres.