A26 Team

Nathan Shields, Designer
The physical elegance of all our titles is a main priority at Atelier26 Books. Since our inception, we've had the great good fortune to work with designer Nathan Shields. Nathan is an artist, mathematician, teacher, and, as the mind behind SaipanCakes.com, the famous creator of pancake portraits and motifs. His work has been featured by the Today Show, Good Morning America, Nickelodeon, PBS.org, USAToday.com, The Huffington Post, and at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. As the founder of Draw4Us, he has served clients as diverse as Nutella and the Canadian government. He lives in Port Angeles, WA with his family. Read a bit about our design process HERE and HERE.

Diane Prokop, Publicist & Advisory Board Member
Atelier26 publicist Diane Prokop brings more than 20 years of experience in public relations and magazine writing. She is a widely published freelance book reviewer and a well-known literary blogger and author interviewer. She also serves on the Atelier26 Advisory Board. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
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Laura Stanfill, Advisory Board Member
Laura Stanfill is the founder and publisher of Forest Avenue Press. She serves on the PubWest Board of Directors and is a sought-after public speaker on the topic of small press publishing. Laura’s professional background includes stints in public relations and freelancing for regional magazines and newspapers in Virginia, New York, and Oregon.