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Mark Mathes: Book editor, publisher, writer, digital strategist Ready to help you tell your story in your voice, words, images. Successful writer, book editor, and publisher with over 35 books published from manuscript to marketplace since 2014. A lifetime in journalism leads to eleven years in book editing and publishing.
Editor, Pelican Publishing, New Orleans. Editor, Tribune Company, Chicago. Editor, New York Times Company. An interviewer's ear for dialogue. A journalist's eye for character and detail. A storyteller's narrative. Deadline driven editor who makes the press start time. Traditional and independent. Fiction and non-fiction.

Lucy Tobias is a talented illustrator of children's books. She has published and illustrated several of her own books. She is a three-time winner of the coveted New York Times Chairman's Award for outstanding newspaper writing. She worked for 26 years as a reporter and photographer for the New York Times Regional Group. The New York Times syndicate carried her columns, travel and environmental stories.
Lucy served as Authentic Florida Expert for Visit Florida providing videos, blogs and podcasts. She currently lives in Sarasota, Florida, writes books that are family and travel friendly plus free lances stories to newspapers and magazines.

Jacqueline has a BFA in Illustration from CVA in St. Paul, MN. She has been drawing and creating stories since she was a child, publishing her first 2 books in 2011. She has written 7 of the 33 published children's books she illustrated since then. She grew up in Sarasota, FL, but currently lives in Wisconsin with her family.

My name is Paige Dooley and I am graduating from Ringling College of Art and Design's Illustration department in May 2024. I am a highly successful illustrator with several real world clients despite still being in school. I was the youngest artist to participate alongside masters in the International Venice Chalk Festival at 16 years old, I have been showcased in several galleries since my time at Ringling began, I am currently working on a graphic novel that will be published online in April 2024, and I've been the sole owner and operator of my print company for 3 years. I'm very excited to see where the next chapter takes me!

My name is Paige Dooley and I am graduating from Ringling College of Art and Design's Illustration department in May 2024. I am a highly successful illustrator with several real world clients despite still being in school. I was the youngest artist to participate alongside masters in the International Venice Chalk Festival at 16 years old, I have been showcased in several galleries since my time at Ringling began, I am currently working on a graphic novel that will be published onlin in April 2024, and I've been the sole owner and operator of my print company for 3 years. I'm very excited to see where the next chapter takes me!

My main focus is sequential comic style illustrations, but my style is exceptionally versatile and could be used for children's books, novel covers, and so much more. I'm very excited to make your ideas a reality!y name is Paige Dooley and I am graduating from Ringling College of Art and Design's Illustration department in May 2024. I am a highly successful illustrator with several real world clients despite still being in school. I was the youngest artist to participate alongside masters in the International Venice Chalk Festival at 16 years old, I have been showcased in several galleries since my time at Ringling began, I am currently working on a graphic novel that will be published online in April 2024, and I've been the sole owner and operator of my print company for 3 years. I'm very excited to see where the next chapter takes me!