Beyond Words STAFF

Due to the large amount of spam emails we removed the personal email
addresses from this site. Please call if you need an email address 503.531.8700

Editorial

The editorial department reviews incoming manuscripts, selects the titles we will publish, prepares contracts with authors, photographers, illustrators, and designers, arranges for printing and distribution, prepares sales materials for our distributors, and sometimes they even sleep.

Cynthia Black President, Editor-in-Chief
Lindsay Brown Managing Editor

Please note: we cannot accept manuscripts, queries, or other submissions via email. For more information, see our Submissions page.

Design

Our design department works closely with artists, authors, and editors to craft powerful and compelling covers that reflect the excellence in design that Beyond Words is known for.

Sara Blum Graphic Designer

Sales and Marketing

The sales and marketing department is responsible for promoting our books and distributing to markets other than the book trade. This can include catalog sales, corporate markets, remaindered books, foreign rights, and foreign distribution.

Richard Cohn Publisher, CFO
Michele Ashtiani Marketing Director

Publicity

The publicity department works closely with the editorial department, working on promotion from the local to the national level. Author tours, book signings, newspaper articles, magazine reviews, and radio and TV interviews are all coordinated through our publicity department.

Courtney Dunham Director of Publicity