Featured Speakers
Tj O'Connor
“Life Adventures That Wrote My Novels”
Tj O'Connor is the award-winning author of The Hemingway Deception, The Consultant, The Dead Detective Casefiles series, New Sins for Old Scores, and others. The Whisper Legacy will be released February 2025 and Dying With A Secret in Summer 2025 from Level Best Books. Tj is an international security consultant specializing in anti-terrorism, investigations, and threat analysis—life experiences that drive his novels.
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As a speaker, he will delve into how his career has influenced his storytelling, offering a unique behind-the-scenes perspective.
Dr. Russell W. Glenn
Keynote Presentation
Dr. Russell W. Glenn's professional careers include service with the think tank community; Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, the Australian National University; and US Army. He has a BS from the United States Military Academy and master’s degrees from USC, Stanford (2), and School of Advanced Military Studies. His PhD in American history is from the University of Kansas. He and his wife live in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Juanita Graham
"Find Your Voice/Find Your Healing"
Our voice, that is, what matters to us and what we are willing to speak out about is formed in many ways. It is cultivated by our values, experiences, joys, pains, culture, perspectives, passions and more. It is shaped by the things that propel us, shake us, disturb us and define us. When we reflect on, question, and embrace these aspects of ourselves … WE FIND OUR VOICE.
Then this priceless discovery of our voice … releases acceptance … births authenticity … strengthens weaknesses … encourages us to live ready … promotes balance … brings purpose to our paths and … WE FIND OUR HEALING.
Writers and readers alike reach greater understanding and create healthier connections when they explore, establish and express their voice. Journey with Juanita Graham as she speaks and shares her poetry that is designed to encourage one to Find Your Voice and Find Your Healing.
