Illinois Authors

Brian L Alvis

Born:
Connection to Illinois: Alvis grew up in the small village of Kell in Southern Illinois. He currently resides in Mt. Vernon.

Biography: Brian Alvis showed an interest in the arts at an early age. His first query into expression came in the form of writing. Eventually turning those words into song lyrics, he became the front man for a successful touring band. After several years, the musical career slowed. Brian went to college, then a few different cooking jobs here and there. Throughout this time writing remained a constant. After a decade of writing short stories and poetry, Brian's first publication came in a local magazine and later he self-published a short story teaming up with photographer Robbie Edwards. Partners in art and life, they reside in Southern Illinois and continue to progress as artists together.

Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

E-Mail: balv003@gmail.com
Web: https://wordsmatterpublishing.com/wmp_books/brian-l-alvis/
WorldCat: http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Brian++L++Alvis

Selected Titles

	Bootlegger ISBN: 194980934X OCLC: 1121598090 Words Matter Publishing 2019 The people I'm going to tell you about in this story are long gone. The winds of Time have blown miles of dirt over their graves. History left them behind, lore and legend never got it correct. This story needs to be told, I'm sure that I am the only one left alive that knows it. All that's left are my memories and some old, faded pictures. I don't have much time left, so here is the true story of my family, the Little Rose Gang.
	Horse of a Different Galaxy ISBN: B0CXM1XBB6 OCLC: Independently published 2024 A collection of poems by Brian L. Alvis accompanied with photography by Robbie Edwards.
	Shipwrecked ISBN: 1975653726 OCLC: CreateSpace 2017 Shipwrecked is the tale of a sailor, Ronald, who has lost his way in a familiar place. He happens upon a beautiful sea creature, Briz, who seems to also be lost on North Foot Island. They discover each other and search for the reasons behind what both of them are doing there. On the surface it seems like a chance encounter of the romantic kind but below the calm there is deep, deep blue.