Dyahnne Alston
Silver Spring, MD (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Sweetie's Books
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Location:
Silver Spring
Industry:
Media
Year Founded:
2008
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Description:
We are a small publishing company specializing in children's books for and about african-american and other minority children. Our books inspire, educate, and entertain. We publish books that deal with "real-life" situations, presenting them as adventures. We also have an adult division called "Sensations Publishing" offering adult fiction and non-fiction, only with positive, though not preachy, messages.
We started this company because it is very difficult for non-celebraty minorities to be published with the major publishing houses, and most of the vanity presses are cost-prohibitive. While our authors pay a small fee, we absorb most of the cost.