IBPA Publishing University 2026

I've been an illustrator, cartoonist, graphic designer, event promoter, comic creator, I.P. creator, and entrepreneur. While working on a graphic novel one day during the pandemic, I looked at my notes on my computer and was surprised when they looked more like paragraphs in a book. I dismissed it as ridiculous since I didn't know the first thing about writing a book. The next day, I had the same experience, and thirteen months later I completed my first manuscript. In October of 2025, I released Jagged Worlds, a sci-fi novel about the exploitation of distant planets that hold riches and hazards for the brave, foolish, and greedy.

In a past life, I've had two TV animated shows in development: one with ABC TV and one with Ron Howard's Imagine Television. Born in Newark, NJ, I've lived in NYC and Los Angeles.

For the past two decades, I've lived in the little coastal town of Red Bank, NJ, and plan to lay low here until everything blows over.

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Your “Ask the Experts” consult schedule is:

Fri May 15, 9:15am-9:40am                
Table 8
Group Publicity
Jori Hanna, Torchflame Books

Fri May 15, 2:20pm-2:35pm                
Table 15A
One-on-One
Book Reviews
Jared Kuritz, Strategies PR & Zoundy

Sat May 16, 1:00pm-1:15pm              
Table 2B
One-on-One
Printing
Dylan Failla, RPI-Blurb

Sat May 16, 1:20pm-1:35pm              
Table 1B
One-on-One
Editorial
Linda Ruggeri, The Insightful Editor

Sat May 16, 2:50pm-3:05pm              
Table 5B
One-on-One
Distribution
Andrew Van Sprang, Maple Press