Carrie Smith
Interior Designer + Historic Preservation Consultant | Partner, Yellow Wood Studio Publisher | Wonk Press LLC
- Role
- Publisher at Wonk Press Llc
- Location
- New Orleans, LA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Carrie Smith
Carrie is a team builder, creative guide, conscientious leader, and award-winning…
Experience
Publisher
Jul 2019 — Present · New Orleans, LA, US
Founded in 2019, Wonk Press creates extraordinary books that resonate deeply with their audience. We partner with passionate authors to bring to life unique stories that traditional publishers overlook.We don’t force authors\' creativity into a pre-formulated template. Rather, we design each book to best represent the author’s vision and source material. We handle all aspects of a book’s lifetime, from concept to editing, layout, and distribution. Wonk Press books are printed on the same offset presses that major publishers use.We have a profit-sharing model with authors ensuring both parties are well aligned when creating and promoting the book. By directly distributing to consumers rather than via distributors, we can pay authors much more per copy.Wonk Press is owned and operated by Carrie Smith and Matt Pietrek. The first two projects were \"Minimalist Tiki\" and \"Modern Caribbean Rum,\" which they co-wrote. Both were nominated for Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for best new cocktail book, and \"Modern Caribbean Rum\" won its category in 2023. The commercial success of these efforts proved this model could work with other authors with similarly unique and creative ideas. Their third book is \"Polynesiacs: Tiki at Home,\" with Tom Jaynes. Additional books are in development.
Education
Drake University
Bachelor of Arts, Magazine Journalism
1987 — 1991
Tulane University School of Architecture and Built Environment
Master of Arts - MA, Preservation Studies
2019 — 2020
Skills
- Space Planning
- Interior Design
- Sustainable Design
- Submittals
- Design Research
- Ff&E
- Residential Design
- Furniture
- Space-Planning
- Architectural Design
- Revit
- Interior Architecture
- Mixed-Use
- Retail Design
- Leed Ap
- Rendering
- Leed
- Comprehensive Planning
- Architectural Drawings
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