Charlotte Cook
Charlotte Cook, President of KOMENAR Publishing, co-founded this mainstream house in 2005 to bring attention and opportunity to remarkable first-time novelists (literary mainstream, mystery, historical, adventure, etc.). Her hope is for authors to realize a productive and successful career from their start with Komenar. Writer's Digest featured Charlotte and KOMENAR in the February 2008 "Ask The Pro" column.
KOMENAR concentrates on quality authorship supported by well-designed covers and marketing materials, as well as innovative marketing strategies. With a talented and nimble team, the first four titles have earned many awards, reviews, and sales. (My Half of the Sky was a BookSense Pick, and Outside Child is breaking sales records for Komenar.) 2008 should see four titles debuting as they pursue their ultimate goal of six new titles per year published simultaneously in hardcover and trade editions.
Charlotte earned an MFA (Creative Writing) from Saint Mary's College of California and a BA (English Literature) from the University of California at Berkeley. She is a successful writer, writing teacher, (story) editor and 30+ years partner in Sunrise Bookshop, Berkeley. She still teaches public and private writing workshops/classes, as well as the industry-oriented workshop entitled "Author Boot Camp" at writers' conferences and adult schools.