The Goddesses behind Musa Publishing
Editorial Director - Celina Summers
Editorial Director Celina Summers has been involved in e-publishing as an author, editor, review coordinator, senior editor, and managing editor for over a decade. She studied theater and political science at college in Tennessee, including master class studies in playwriting with famed dramaturge Howard Stein. First published in high school and now the award-winning author of sixteen novellas and novels, she left her career in professional theatre to return to her first love, writing and publishing, in 2000. As the driving force behind Aurora Regency, she produced over forty historical novels in the year before coming to launch Musa Publishing.
Financial Director - Kerry Mand
Kerry Mand comes to Musa with eight years of business ownership/management. As the Office Manager/Owner for those companies, she was responsible for Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and payroll for employees. She recently worked for another publisher as the office manager before coming to Musa Publishing. Kerry is thrilled to be part of Musa from the beginning and cannot wait to see where it takes us in the future!
Promotions Director - Elspeth McClanahan
Elspeth comes to Musa Publishing after working as Promotions Director for another publisher. Before entering the publishing world, she spent many years promoting and assisting in the promotion of the theatres she has worked for and the mothers groups she belongs to. Her promotional experience includes, but is not limited to, review coordinator, conference representative, conference speaker, contest judge, special guest speaker, “After the Show” host, and Promotions Director. As an author writing under a pseudonym, she has published two novels and one novella.
Art Director - Kelly Shorten
Kelly Shorten has over fifteen years of Web/Graphic Design experience under her belt. Besides what she does for Musa, she also works on independent contracts working with businesses for their promotional items. She has been designing covers and marketing books for authors for over three years. Kelly was the Art Director for AMP for over a year. View Portfolio
The Artists
Valerie Tibbs
Valerie began her career in graphic design in 1993 working in desktop publishing for the Illinois AFL-CIO. Creating newsletters, brochures, announcements, and various other types of projects gave her a chance to hone her skills. Several jobs later, several software programs later, and a lot of training, shaped her style.
In 2008 she took the leap and submitted sample covers to several e-publishering houses. After several rejections, a small epublishing company gave her a shot. She's been full steam ahead in the cover art world. With over 300 covers to her name, she's grateful for that one chance that opened the doors for her.
She's currently working as an intern and staff cover artist for Musa Publishing. Freelance cover artist for Samhain Publishing, Loose-ID, Lyrical Press, Pink Petal, Etopia Press, and several other small epubs.
Full online portfolio can be viewed at tibbsdesign.com.
The Editors
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