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Five Star Publications is a proud member of National Federation of Press Women, Arizona Book Publishing Association, IBPA, and Arizona Authors Association:
 
Mission Statement:
Committed to providing the highest level of publishing services to authors and other publishers, Five Star Publications, Inc., has for over 20 years taken pride in each and every printed page. We strive for excellence both in publishing as well as in our business relationships. By regarding our clients as partners, Five Star has set the standard for professionalism and excellence, earning the reputation as one of the preeminent small press publishers.
We dedicate a percentage of profits to The Mark Foster Youth Fund and other charities chosen by our authors.
"It is so easy and gratifying to build charitable giving into the workplace," says Radke. "I urge all businesses, large and small, to reach a helping hand out to others. A small percentage of your profits can make such a huge difference in the lives of those in need."
For more on Five Star Publications, the Mark Foster Youth Fund or charities supported by other Five Star authors, click on Five Star Charities.
History
Founded by company president Linda Radke, Five Star Publications has its own interesting history. "My mother grew up in a family of nine brothers and sisters," Ms. Radke explains. "Five of the family, including my mother served in World War II. During the war, parents who had sons or daughters in the service displayed stars in their window - one for each child. It was a patriotic gesture and also expressed the deep hope that each would return home safely. One of my mother's brothers was captured and held as a prisoner of war. Fortunately, all five eventually returned home," she adds. "My Uncle Art used the name 'Five Star' when he opened his first grocery store in Indiana. Five stars became the symbol of my mom's family and is carried on in my company."
About Linda F. Radke
Since 1985, veteran publisher Linda F. Radke, owner of Five Star Publications, has been ahead of her game--self-publishing before it was commonplace, partnership publishing before the rest of the world even knew what it was, and producing award-winning traditionally and nontraditionally published fiction and nonfiction manuscripts for adults and children.
Among her many accolades, Radke is the author of The Economical Guide to Self-Publishing (a 2010 Paris Book Festival first-place winner in the "How-To" category and a Writer's Digest Book Club selection, now into its second edition) and Promote Like a Pro: Small Budget, Big Show (a Doubleday Executive Program Book Club selection). Legends in the Kitchen: Celebrity Recipes for a Cause, which she coproduced with Mrs. Howard Keel, earned an honorable mention in the "Cookbook" category at the 2010 Paris Book Festival. She is also a founding member of the Arizona Book Publishing Association, was named "Book Marketer of the Year" by Book Publicists of Southern California and received numerous public relations and marketing awards from Arizona Press Women.
In addition to the honors Radke garnered for her own publications, she is responsible for producing premium quality books for clients and authors. Just since 2005, more than 35 received recognition for excellence on local, national and international levels, with a plethora of others receiving the same prior to 2005. Using her award-winning marketing and public relations skills, she also promotes her authors' books and those of others, increasing their visibility and recognition exponentially.
In 2010, Radke launched Five Star Scripts, a spin-off company whose team of film/television producers and screenwriters use their inside insiders' expertise to morph books into screenplays and pilots, and then market them to television, film and stage producers, directors and studios across the globe. On the flipside, Five Star Scripts also transitions scripts and screenplays into books including writing and editing, graphic design, layout, packaging and promotion.
Radke's journey to becoming one of the nation's leading consultants in the areas of book production, marketing, publicity and distribution began simply enough with the desire to print a few books to complement the household employment agency she owned. For Radke, who on more than one occasion has been teased about having "printer's ink in her veins," the experience of publishing the books was exhilarating, prompting her to change careers and launch Five Star Publications without looking back.
Eventually, Radke added services and acted as a publishing consultant for other self-publishers, ventured into traditional publishing and pioneered partnership publishing to allow her to publish more authors and make them a more integral part of the creative process of publishing.
Click here to view Linda's Leads, a blog of marketing and publicity ideas created by Five Star President and author, Linda Radke
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