St. Albans Writes – Author Speaker Series – Nick Roberts

The St. Albans Writes Author Speaker Series is a dynamic event hosted at the St. Albans branch of the Kanawha County Public Library. On the first Tuesday of each month, from November 1, 2022, to June 6, 2023, a different local author will be featured and will speak about their recently published books. These authors either live in St. Albans or have graduated from Saint Albans High School.  Attendees will be able to meet and greet the authors, ask questions about their writing process, and purchase copies of their books. In addition to the book talk, library staff will provide copies of the featured books for checkout.

St. Albans Writes Speaker Series Line Up

Nick Roberts – June 6

Nick Roberts is a St. Albans native and a graduate of Marshall University, where he earned a BA in English, an MA in Teaching, and an EdD in Leadership Studies. He attended St. Albans High School and taught there for three years until moving to South Carolina. He is an active member of the Horror Writers Association and the Horror Authors Guild. His short works have appeared in The Blue Mountain Review, Falling Star Magazine, Stonecrop Magazine, The Fiction Pool, other literary magazines, and anthologies by publishers such as J. Ellington Ashton Press and Sinister Smile Press. His novel, Anathema, won Debut Novel of the Year at the 2020-2021 Horror Authors Guild Awards. His second novel, The Exorcist’s House, was released in May of 2022 by Crystal Lake Publishing and is now their best-selling novel to date.

Make sure you come out for these unforgettable events at the St. Albans branch library throughout 2022-2023, featuring local St. Albans authors sure to inspire you through beautiful stories with core themes involving courage, hope, and endurance.