Author: Sarah Bolme
Born: 1966
Bio: Sarah Bolme is the director of Christian Small Publishers Association (CSPA), the owner of CREST Publications, and the author of 7 books and numerous articles. She is also the editor of the CSPA Circular, the bi-monthly newsletter of Christian Small Publishers Association. Sarah’s passion is educating others to help them improve their situation.

A clinical social worker by education and experience, Sarah stumbled into the world of publishing and marketing after her two self-help books were published by a small publisher.

Sarah and her husband, a fiction author, collaborated on a set of board books for infants and toddlers after the birth of their children. After much thought and research, they decided to publish the project themselves. This decision led to the creation of CREST Publications and Sarah’s journey into publishing and marketing.

Navigating the Christian marketplace proved to be a rather solitary learning experience for Sarah as no guide books or associations were available for marketing in this unique marketplace. After meeting and dialoging with other small and self-publishers marketing books in the Christian marketplace, it became clear that an organization was needed to provide assistance and information to new and emerging publishers. Christian Small Publishers Association (CSPA) was founded in January 2004 with Sarah Bolme as director.

After spending the past few years educating and guiding new publishers on marketing in the Christian marketplace, it became clear to Sarah that a guide book was needed. Sarah set about compiling Your Guide to Marketing Books in the Christian Marketplace, a handbook for publishers and authors on promoting books in the Christian marketplace.