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ABOUT GLADEYE PRESS

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GLADEYE PRESS is an independent book publishing business owned and operated by a husband and wife team with more than 50 years combined professional experience as editors and writers. What's your story? We can help you tell it. 

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GLADEYE PREPUBLICATION SERVICES (GPS)  is our evaluation business designed for authors in the early stages of producing their books. With our combined professional book industry experience, we provide expert direction to help you successfully navigate the publishing jungle!

 

Visit or return to GPS to learn more about how this service can save you money, time, and aggravation!

MEET THE PUBLISHERS

Sharleen Nelson

Publisher/owner

Sharleen Nelson, a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication, recently retired from her position as University Communications Editor & Writer at the UO.


During her 30+ year career as a journalist she has interviewed numerous individuals from a wide range of backgrounds including academia, science, politics, and the arts, among others. She has edited more than 100 books and written hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles on a diverse range of topics in the fields of travel, entertainment, arts, education, science, and technology. 


She served as an editor and writer on a variety of magazine staffs, including Spectroscopy, Video Store Magazine, The Maratime, and Oregon Quarterly, and is an award-winning photographer and accomplished graphic designer. 
She is the author of The Time Tourists, The Yesterday Girl, The End of Time, and co-author of Dye. Run. Don’t Die.

 

Contact Sharleen at snelson@gladeyepress.com

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Jeff (J.V.) Bolkan

Publisher/owner

 Jeff is a native Oregonian raised in the Eugene-Springfield area. He’s been a professional writer and editor for nearly thirty years having worked on a number of magazines (both print and Internet-based) as an editor and a writer (more than 300 published magazine articles). He’s also been the book acquisitions editor for a medium-large (in excess of $1 million annual sales) academic press where he was involved in the publication of nearly 100 books. He is co-author of Dye. Run. Don't Die.

 

Contact Jeff at jvbolkan@gladeyepress.com

Books for everyone.

 

 

 

Literary Fiction

We publish great fiction regardless of genre. We offer the best in fantasy, mystery, science fiction, suspense, romance, and more.

History

Memoirs, essays, and other writings about people, places, and events that have and continue to shape the region. Current projects include family stories about midwestern immigrants that settled in Oregon during the 1930s, and one woman's story of her experiences living, teaching, dealing with culture shock and learning to love the native people in the villages of the Alaskan bush.

Contact Us

​snelson@gladeyepress.com

jvbolkan@gladeyepress.com

Tel 541.747.4514

Cel 541.359.5094

 

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To learn how you can submit a manuscript, contact:

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Jeff Bolkan

jvbolkan@gladeyepress.com

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