About

Book designer, publisher, writer—Living with Crohn’s/Colitis book and Cookbook, Healing Herbs, The Good Living Guide to Beekeeping, The Organic Composting Handbook, Questions for the Dalai Lama, and two poetry collections: To Look Out From and The Meeting Place. I’m also a public radio and print opinion commentator; married to musician and English professor, Steve Carmichael; mother of Sam, Emma, and Joe Carmichael. I live in a hand-built, solar-powered home in southern Vermont. Welcome to my website and I hope you enjoy it . . .

Dede’s passion for good writing comes through in how she approaches her work. One tenet of her representation is believing in the work—the words of each author ring true for personal transformation and the team at DCDESIGN shares this mission of bringing these voices out to the world so others can benefit from their stories.

Editorial support is from Rose Alexandre-Leach, Charlotte Williams, Ferne Johansson, and Michael Fleming—all topnotch editors and proofreaders. Freelance designers are also available, while Dede works as the lead designer. One thing that sets our agency apart, is the control of design (interior and cover), and the complete packaging of each book to reflect and build on the author’s brand. We also create eBooks, audiobooks, and design interactive blog-websites with Instagram and Facebook pages to support publication.

From Vermont Public (Vermont’s NPR radio station): “Publishing a book can take many forms. Some may be published with large corporations in New York City while other books are self-published. Another option for writers to consider is publishing with a small, independent press. Samantha Kolber, owner and publisher of Rootstock Publishing in Montpelier, and Dede Cummings, owner and publisher of Green Writers Press in Brattleboro, tell us about the economics of publishing a book, soup to nuts, and how they work with new authors.” (link)

Here are a few links about writer, book designer, and publisher Dede Cummings:
About Me page, Lean In (essay), Hunger Mountain Review (profile), Seven Days (book review), Vermont Arts & Living (profile) https://vermontartsliving.com/?p=69510 ~ Vermont Woman magazine (feature) ~ Best American Poetry (feature)

Dede Cummings, Commentator, VPR

DCDESIGN ~ Home office / 34 Miller Road, West Brattleboro, Vermont  05301~ dcdesignteamvt@gmail.com ~ 802-380-1121 @dcdesign1 on Instagram

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