My sisters and I wanted to publish a book of my grandmother’s poems. None of us had ever published a book before. Thank goodness we were steered to ElisaDesigns. Elisa had good suggestions about the type set and creating a cover. We added family photographs and even had an artist illustrate some of the poems. She was great in getting all of this positioned to its best advantage in the book. All of her work was accomplished in a timely and professional manner. During this entire process she remained a calm, delightful person to work with. All three of us have high praises for her. If I do another book my first phone call will be to Elisa!
— L. Austell
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Frank Voltz, Harpist
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HOMELAND: Pamela Howland Plays Chopin
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Andrew Coleman
Director of Marketing,
YMCA of Northwest North Carolina
Many book covers, especially for poetry, are static. When I brought Elisa a painting of a reclining woman – beautiful but also without movement – she found an innovative way to add interest while remaining true to that image and the content of the book. By duplicating and layering the image, she made the title “Wake Wake Wake” come to life.
Valerie Nieman,
Poet and professor at NC A&T – State University in Greensboro
Valerie Nieman’s collection is a worthy one and the cover is sumptuous, too.
Anne Barnhill
Anne has taught creative writing at Guilford Technical Community College and at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Anne Barnhill and Valerie Nieman are among the eighteen authors in The Paper Journey Press’s newly released Racing Home: New Stories By Award-Winning North Carolina Writers.
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen praise for a cover of a poetry collection before. Bravo ElisaDesigns!
Sally Buckner
Award Winning Writer in North Carolina, and Professor at Peace College in Raleigh, NC. Sally Buckner has published fiction and poetry in a number of journals and anthologies, and also edited poetry anthologies.
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