Joanie Leopold
Slow Tag Press’ owner and driving force, comes to writing and publishing by many traditional, and some less typical, avenues. With two degrees in English literature, she has been composing children’s stories for decades. Before she launched Slow Tag Press in 2017, she ran her own marketing service for industrial clients throughout the U.S. She has served as a Ranger at Mount Rainier National Park and worked with children and families at various YMCA’s from the Midwest to New England. A native of New Hampshire, Joanie and her husband are avid travelers, scoping out new spots for adventuring with their four grandchildren (and those grandchildren’s parents, too). For more on Joanie’s business and personal goals and her sometimes whimsical view of the world, catch up with her blogs on this website.
Jim Steck
Jim’s fun, colorful characters frolic among the pages of over four dozen children’s picture and school books, all enjoyed by students and educators around the world. An internationally renowned illustrator since 1997, Jim is also a favorite of children’s magazines, toy manufacturers, greeting card companies and the restaurant industry.
Susan Haubenstock
Susan is a freelance writer and editor who started working as a copyeditor in 1984. Since 1989 she has written theater criticism and newspaper features, first for the Stamford (CT) Advocate, later for the Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, and now for Broadwayworld.com. She is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, voting on the annual Regional Tony Award, and the Richmond Theatre Critics Circle, voting on Richmond's annual Artises theater awards. She appears regularly on WRIR Radio's "Curtain Call" as a theater reviewer. She has a BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in theater from the University of Illinois, and an MBA in marketing from Pace University. She and her husband Mike have two grown daughters and two grandchildren.