Panhandle Creek Press
Panhandle Creek Press is a member of The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) and the Collective of Independent Publishers and Authors (CIPA).
Meet Our Authors
We look forward to working with a diverse group of talented authors, poets, and artists who share our belief that storytelling can change the world. Our authors will write in a variety of genres, including poetry, fiction, and non-fiction for both children and adults.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to cultivate unique voices in literature, develop books that challenge readers to grow their capacity for empathy, and to nurture and support the writer through the creative process.
Beneath the mission umbrella of Panhandle Creek Press, we provide traditional publishing through Panhandle Creek Press and Ardea Herdias Books (our Children’s Book imprint). We also offer hybrid publishing and self-publishing services through North Fork Publishing. Our goal is to provide creative solutions and choices for authors.
Managing Editor
Carmel Mawle is a writer, artist, and photographer based in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. She is a graduate of the Denver Publishing Institute, and serves as Managing Editor of Panhandle Creek Press, Ardea Herodias Books, and North Fork Publishing.
In 2011, Carmel founded Writing for Peace, a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to creating a more peaceful world through creative writing. She served as Editor-in-Chief of DoveTales, An International Journal of the Arts from 2012-2022.
Her poetry and prose have been published in literary journals and anthologies, including VOX Populi, Cutthroat, A Journal of the Arts, Smokelong Quarterly, KNOTS Literary Magazine, Literary Mama, Lucid Moose Lit, HerWords, and others. Carmel’s short story, “Heading South,” earned Honorable Mention in the 2022 Rick DeMarinis Short Story Prize.
Carmel lives in the Colorado Rockies with her husband and Maxwell, a 10 lb. mountain dog. They are building a cabin overlooking the Panhandle Creek that will house the press and a residency where writers can draw inspiration from the natural world. Learn more about her work at Writing in the Rockies.
Contact her at mawlecarmel@gmail.com.
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