Elise VanCise

Elise VanCise, Teen Programming Coordinator & Pro Writer. Blackbelt in Geek Culture with an emphasis in Dieselpunk. A librarian, author, public speaker, published in print and digital media. Elise is a Florida Cracker with a love for mini adventures. NaNoWriMo Municipal Liaison for Lake County, Founder of Lake Writers of Lake County, Florida, Member of Florida Library Association, American Library Association, and YALSA. Author’s awards and honors include: Appeared as a featured author for the Lake County Florida Festival of Reading in 2008, 2009, 2011, Authors Showcase 2011. Authors in the Park Spring into Art 2013, Booktoberfest 2013, AIP: Christmas Spectacular 2013, Authors in the Park Spring Into Art 2014, Featured speaker at the 2014 FAPA Fall Conference. Featured Speaker at the 2015 FAPA Spring Conference. Presenter at the 2017 FLYP Workshops for Florida's Statewide Summer Reading Programs, Presenter at 2017, Library Maker Fest 2017, Florida Library Association Conference, Presenter at 2018 FLA Conference, Featured Author at the Leesburg Literary Arts Festival 2018,Speaker at Tampa Bay Library Consortium VIP Conference 2018, Library Maker Fest 2018, Speaker at Indy Author Day at W.T. Bland Library. Featured Author Leesburg Literary Arts Festival 2019. Winner of the 2011 Nature of Magic Blogfest, Who’s Who Among Professional Women in Writing and Publishing, NaNoWriMo winner, AuthorsdB Featured Author 2012, AuthorsdB Top 100 Author, AuthorsdB Top 50 Author, AuthorsdB Top 10 Author, 2017 Writer's Expo 1st Place Fiction Winner.