What sets GFB apart from the rest is, first, we’re a regional publisher that plans to draw from previously unpublished and overlooked writing talent in the Southeast U.S. and to publish books filled with the cultural lore and stories of the region. Secondly, we’re a part of the New South, and we hope to bridge the divide between the old and new, the black and white races as well as the emerging impact of Hispanic, Middle Eastern, and Asian influences in the New South. And finally, we aspire to publish the best quality books possible – and that means writing quality, cover art, and subject matter. We know if we can do this we’ll leave an indelible mark on the South that we love.
Our Staff
Bob Mustin, Founder and Editor
He has worked in Georgia, USA, as a structural designer, specification writer, and transportation administrator. He has been an instructor in writing skills, and has served as a writing mentor. He has also been a North Carolina Writers Network writer-in-residence at Peace College under the late Doris Betts. In the early ’90s, he was the editor of a small literary journal, The Rural Sophisticate, based in Georgia. His work has appeared in The Rockhurst Review, Elysian Fields Quarterly, Cooweescoowee, Under The Sun, Gihon River Review, Reflections Literary Journal, and at thesquaretable.com, raving dove, Sport Literate, The Externalist, Language and Culture, Imitation Fruit, and R.KV.R.Y in electronic form. A creative nonfiction piece won the North Carolina Writer’s Network Rose Post Award for Creative Non-Fiction in 2007. A biographical novel won an award in2017 from the prestigious Military Writers Society of America (MWSA), and another has recently been short-listed for a similar award. He continues to write and publish novels, short fiction and non-fiction.
Lacey O’Connor
Lacey is a Graphic Designer and Interactive Media Specialist. She has experience with design in a variety of capacities including book covers, formatting, ebook conversions, logos, advertising, flyers and web design.
