About Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, Inc.
Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing is an award-winning independent press nestled on the Oregon coast in a tiny town called Deadwood. Known for providing unparalleled author care, Wyatt-MacKenzie was launched in 1998 by publisher Nancy Cleary after spending a decade as a professional graphic designer, product packager, and branding expert.
Wyatt-MacKenzie has published hundreds of products over the last 26 years with a special focus on women writers. We offer advances, unique author branding packages, international distribution, and unprecedented support. Nancy provides her authors pre-publication marketing plans and teaches them how to build platforms to attract publicity, and how to use books to elevate brand equity. Wyatt-MacKenzie’s titles have been reviewed by Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus, Foreword Reviews, and more. Our authors receive coverage from major media, and we're proud of our ever-growing list of indie book award winners.
Nancy also helps entrepreneurial authors with consulting: reviewing and providing critical input on publishing contracts, book proposals, building an author brand and platform, publishing & distribution options, eBook formatting and e-Distribution, marketing plans and publicity. Whether a writer wants a major book deal or is researching self-publishing, she can provide some advice and assistance.
Nancy Cleary's 35+ years as a product packager and promoter—with a talent and passion for capturing an entrepreneur's brand—makes her authors irresistible to the media, customers, and collaborators, and empowers them to leverage their intellectual property.
• Wyatt-MacKenzie SUBMISSIONS
- • Our 2020 Books ... 2021 ... 2022
- • Our 2016 Books ... 2017 ... 2018 ... 2019
- • Our 2011 Books ... 2012 ... 2013 ... 2014 ... 2015
- • Our 2010 Books...2009 Books ...2008 Books ...2005-2007 Books from MWPC
Some oldies but goodies ...
- • Our 1999-2004 Books, Magazines, Box-is, Kits
- • Our award-winning 1999 release
- • Our Box-is keepsake product line
- • Mom brands we have helped build, and fun author branding and graphics we've created over the years
- • Our Graphic Design Studio 1992-2002
How a graphic designer from Boston landed in Deadwood by way of Del Mar, California...
I'm originally from a small town in Massachusetts, and I knew from a very young age I wanted to be an artist. My Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rhode Island School of Design almost guaranteed a graphic design job, but the market in Boston felt saturated, so I chose San Diego as my destination after college.
One year spent revamping the publishing materials of a seminar company (the "No Money Down" guru, Robert G. Allen) followed by a year partnering in a multimedia business (working in Maui for motivation speaker Anthony Robbins) was enough time in California for this small-town girl.
The log home of my dreams landed me in Deadwood, Oregon (of all places) in 1992 where I launched my own graphic design studio. My previous business partner launched a publishing company, WisdomKeepers, from that log home with my help. We sent beautifully designed proposals to *big* people visually presenting our ideas. He was the multimedia pro — shooting, editing, and producing the audio tapes, videos, and multimedia presentations for clients. I would do the package design and promotional materials.
A product design for His Holiness, The Dalai Lama of Tibet, was a highlight of my first few months here. Another one — the day the phone rang and it was Coretta Scott King responding to the proposal for "Let Freedom Ring," a beautiful compilation of music and quotes. The demo was breathtaking. On another day it was Ken Blanchard responding to "Living in the Presence" a project about spirituality in the workplace. Kenny Loggins called, we had a relationship project in the works with Kenny and his wife Julia. And we had done a prototype for "Illusions" with Richard Bach.
Only the first project, for The Dalai Lama, came to fruition back in '92 but it was amazing to even have spoken to these incredible people. The wisdomkeeper returned to California in 1993 and I had to move out of that beautiful log house. But, I remained here, having found my home in Deadwood.
What I learned over those years was that anything was possible! I'm truly living my dream.
More about starting the publishing company...
Harpo Studios Interview
Brand Alchemy [PDF] to see what we did from 1999-2004
And the inspiration behind it all...
This was 2015 -- Wyatt had launched Wyatt-MacKenzie Motorsports, and MacKenzie had illustrated her first children's book, THE FINANCIAL ANGEL.