Northern California Publishers & Authors

Company: Stagecoach Publishing
Phone: 916-771-8166
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Web site: www.stagecoachpublishing.com

Topic

• Those Wild and Lusty Gold Camps

Bio

Alton Pryor has been a writer for magazines, newspapers, and wire services. He worked for United Press International in their Sacramento bureau, handling both printed press as well as radio news. He then moved to Salinas, where he worked for the Salinas Californian daily newspaper for five years as editor of Western Ranch and Home, a weekend supplement.

In 1963, he joined California Farmer magazine, where he worked as a field editor for 27 years. When that magazine was sold, the new owners forced him into retirement, which was too soon for the still-active writer.

He gained an intense interest in California history after selling about eight short 500-word articles on Southern California history. In his research of these stories, he kept running across other stories that interested him but did not fit the particular publication for which he was then writing. He began collecting both facts and ideas as he researched, and finally turned them into his first book, Little Known Tales in California History.

Alton Pryor is now the author of more than 11 books: Little Known Tales in California History, Classic Tales in California History, Those Wild and Lusty Gold Camps, California’s Hidden Gold, Outlaws and Gunslingers, Historic California: Its Colorful Names and How It Got Them, Jonathan’s Red Apple Tree (a children’s book), Publish It Yourself: Five Easy Steps to Getting Your Book into Print, Little Known Tales in Nevada History, and Little Known Tales in Hawaii History.

He is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism.

Company: Waterton Press
Phone: 925-838-4102
E-mail:
Web site: www.watertonpress.com

Topics

• Writing
• Publishing
• Finance (including but not limited to investing)
• Law
• Marketing Books
• Internet Marketing

Company: Mountain Images Press
E-mail:
Web site: www.davidmckayphotography.com

Topics

• Photography in the outdoors: composition, exposures, etc.
• Book production & color management/workflow

Bio

David McKay is the author of Yuba Seasons: Images from the Wild & Scenic South Yuba River, a fine photography book. He speaks to any size audience and has a digital projector and screen.

Company: Wordwrights International Publishers
Phone: 916-483-4961
E-mail:

Topics

• Grammar
• Travel with Kids
• Self-Publishing

Phone: 916-852-6234
E-mail:

Topics

• Historical research
• Self-publishing

Company: Heavenly Bound Book Publishers
Phone: 916-961-0575
E-mail:
Web site: www.heavenlyboundpublishers.com

Topics

• How to Begin a Local Writers’ Group
• Publishing Options for New Writers

Company: Untechnical Press
Phone: 530-271-7129
E-mail:
Web site: www.untechnicalpress.com

Topics

• Writing
• Editing
• Publishing

Company: RTHerrera Publishing
Phone: 916-798-2191
E-mail:
Web site: www.timherrera.com

Topics

• Parenting
• Family
• Writing
• Print-on-Demand Publishing

Company: Nubian Images Publishing
Phone: 925-634-7627
E-mail:
Web site: www.seasonedsistahs.com, www.nubianimagespublishing.com

Topics

• Seasoned (mature) Women
• Retirement
• Women of Color

Bio

Vicki Ward is a published author and CEO of Nubian Images Publishing Company, publisher of the multiple award winning book, Life’s Spices from Seasoned Sistahs: A Collection of Life Stories from Mature Women of Color.

Vicki has been a guest speaker for Soroptimist Clubs and American Business Women’s Organization. She has presented to college classes and college faculty groups, has presented the keynote speech to the Women’s Initiative Graduation, and has conducted a workshop on women of color at the Women of Color Conference at UC Berkeley. She is available to speak at workshops, conferences, and college classes.