Elona Washington is an award-winning marketer, publisher, and the Founder and Chief Publishing Officer of The Author's Journey. Before building her own publishing and author education company, she honed her craft at one of the Big 5 publishing houses where she learned what it actually takes to position a book, build an audience, and turn an author into a brand.

She now brings that insider expertise directly to authors who are ready to stop waiting for permission and start building the platform, income, and influence their work deserves. Through publishing services, education, and strategic coaching, Elona helps authors, especially professionals with powerful stories and hard-won expertise, get their books into the world and make them work.