Crystal Stranaghan

Crystal Stranaghan is the author of 6 published picture books for children, 3 upcoming non-fiction titles for adults, and has worked as a publisher, editor, book designer, publishing consultant and creative writing mentor on numerous projects. She is an experienced workshop facilitator, and has taught groups ranging in age from pre-school students to adults on topics including: writing, web-marketing, publishing, wellness, goal setting and the business of making books.  Crystal is the Publisher of Gumboot Books (www.gumbootbooks.com) - a Vancouver publisher that specializes in books for children and youth, and through the Self Publishing Network (www.selfpublishingnetwork.info) which she co-founded, works as a consultant and project co-ordinator for people publishing their own projects of all kinds.  More information about Crystal is available on the web at www.cjstranaghan.com.