Q. Who are you, people?
A. We are book-industry professionals with decades of experience in Big
Publishing. As the world of publishing returns to its origins of small presses
and self-publishers, we welcome the changes by putting our skills and
expertise to work for the discerning self-publisher™
Elliott Beard spent over 20 years at HarperCollins
Publishers designing, typesetting, and producing books,
including bestsellers such as The Poisonwood Bible and I
Know This Much Is True. For 8 years, he was director of the
electronic text management department, overseeing the
desktop production of hundreds of trade hardcovers, mass-
market paperbacks, and e-books per year.
More about Elliott Beard
Olga Gardner Galvin has gained editorial experience
working for nearly two decades for the biggest publishing
houses in New York, on bestsellers by Michael Crichton,
Terry Pratchett, Jeff Bridges, Ursula Le Guin, and Dennis
Lehane, to name a few. Olga also founded ENC Press, an
indie fiction house where she has developed, edited,
produced, and published 20 novels in the past 15 years.
More about Olga Gardner Galvin
Bess Jankowski toiled away for Big Publishing for a
decade, working on books by Meg Cabot, Jorie Graham,
James Grippando, Kim Harrison, Steve Harvey, Joe Hill,
Chuck Hogan, Faye Kellerman, Gregory Maguire, Robert
McKee, Joyce Carol Oates, Scott Spencer, Lily Tuck, and
Jess Walter—to name a few—as negotiator of Southeast
Asian and Arabic rights deals, finally branching off into
freelance copyediting and proofreading. She currently toils
away at Web development.
More about Bess Jankowski
Anton Khodakovsky was born in a country that no
longer exists, moved 5,700 miles for a more interesting
job and 1,850 more miles for a better climate, worked for
DDB and Ogilvy & Mather, and, after a career in design
and illustration in Web and print, finally found his
favorite field of book design, in which he has been
practicing for over 10 years.
More about Anton Khodakovsky
“It reads just like my voice, my words, only so much better! Thank you for
the great editing.”
— Tess McCormack, author, A Shopping List for Murder
“NSPG provided excellent service. They responded to my questions promptly, even
late at night and on weekends. Top-notch quality and cost-effective rates. I will
definitely use their services again.” — Maria Riegger, author, Miscalculated Risks
Olga Gardner Galvin has gained
editorial experience working for
nearly two decades for the biggest
publishing houses in New York, on
bestsellers by Michael Crichton,
Terry Pratchett, Jeff Bridges,
Ursula Le Guin, and Dennis
Lehane, to name a few. Olga also
founded ENC Press, an indie fiction
house where she has developed,
edited, produced, and published 20
novels in the past 15 years.
More about Olga Gardner Galvin
Elliott Beard spent over 20 years
at HarperCollins Publishers
designing, typesetting, and
producing books, including
bestsellers such as The Poisonwood
Bible and I Know This Much Is
True. For 8 years, he was director of
the electronic text management
department, overseeing the desktop
production of hundreds of trade
hardcovers, mass-market
paperbacks, and e-books per year.
More about Elliott Beard
Q. Who are you, people?
A. We are book-industry professionals with
decades of experience in Big Publishing. As
the world of publishing returns to its origins
of small presses and self-publishers, we
welcome the changes by putting our skills and
expertise to work for the discerning self-
publisher™
Bess Jankowski toiled away for
Big Publishing for a decade,
working on books by Meg Cabot,
Jorie Graham, James Grippando,
Kim Harrison, Steve Harvey, Joe
Hill, Chuck Hogan, Faye Kellerman,
Gregory Maguire, Robert McKee,
Joyce Carol Oates, Scott Spencer,
Lily Tuck, and Jess Walter—to
name a few—as negotiator of
Southeast Asian and Arabic rights
deals, finally branching off into
freelance copyediting and
proofreading. She currently toils
away at Web development.
More about Bess Jankowski
Anton Khodakovsky was born
in a country that no longer exists,
moved 5,700 miles for a more
interesting job and 1,850 more
miles for a better climate, worked
for DDB and Ogilvy & Mather,
and, after a career in design and
illustration in Web and print,
finally found his favorite field of
book design, in which he has been
practicing for over 10 years.
More about Anton Khodakovsky
“It reads just like my voice, my words, only so much
better! Thank you for the great editing.” — Tess
McCormack, author, A Shopping List for Murder
“NSPG provided excellent service. They responded to
my questions promptly, even late at night and on
weekends. Top-notch quality and cost-effective rates.
I will definitely use their services again.” — Maria
Riegger, author, Miscalculated Risks
