Mark Sebastian Jordan is a widely published historian, poet, humorist, and music critic, who has received awards from the Ohio Arts Council, the Associated Press, the Jesse Stuart Memorial Prize, the Ohio Theater Alliance, and others. His books "The Malabar Farm Murders" and "The Witch of Mansfield" are available from The History Press. He is one of the poets included in the Ohio Appalachian poetry anthology "I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing" (Sheila-Na-Gig Editions) which was recently awarded first place in the poetry anthology division of the American Fiction Prize. His satirical history textbook, "1776 & All That," is available from XOXOX Press. He has previously been featured as a panelist for the Ohioana Library Book Festival.