Yorkshire Publishing is an award-winning hybrid and traditional publisher dedicated to quality, collaboration, and personalized service. Since 2002, the company has published and distributed thousands of titles across a variety of genres. Yorkshire helps authors bring their vision to life through expert editing, standout design, and effective marketing. With a hands-on approach and a passion for meaningful books, Yorkshire creates titles authors are proud to share and readers love to read.
Kent has a passion for books. An avid reader since a young age, he considers time with a good book an essential part of a great day. Following a career in medicine that included 20+ years of emergency clinical care, clinical education roles, educational research with implementation, innovation and administrative leadership roles, it became obvious it was time to move into the next phase of life. He has served as a scientific journal reviewer for almost 20 years, and has served on the Editorial Board for an international emergency journal and as the Associate Editor for the cutting edge MedEdPORTAL- a publication for the Association of American Medical Colleges.
With the opportunity to assume the leadership of Yorkshire Publishing, Kent is looking forward to continuing and improving a culture that supports authors from beginning to end in a personalized environment to maximize the opportunity for success improving our readers minds and lives.
Laura has a heart for children. Whether it has been providing quality care for sick children hospitalized in a stepdown unit at a children’s hospital, raising her own 4 children, or leading moms and kids in personal development groups, she has always been engaged in improving lives and relationships.
She sees her move to participate in publishing as providing care for authors so that they feel appreciated and supported through the entire publishing process. One of her primary goals will be facilitating platform improvements so that authors can have additional opportunities to communicate the “why” behind their work with their readers.
Lori Orlinsky serves as Yorkshire Publishing’s Head of Marketing & Publicity, where she brings big-picture strategy and creative energy to every campaign—helping authors get their stories into the hands of readers who need them most. Lori is also a multi-award-winning, bestselling children’s book author and avid reader. She can never catch up with her overflowing TBR pile.
Serena has always loved the written word, both reading and writing. She got her degree in English with a creative writing emphasis from the University of Northwestern, and from there went straight into the publishing industry. She is passionate about making great books and connecting them with readers.
Justin brings almost 15 years of leadership experience in the wireless industry from which he held many different roles. Justin Ridener earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Oklahoma State University.
Nina Lange wrote her first story at six years old and hasn’t stop creating worlds and crafting words since. She got her degree in Convergence Journalism at Oral Roberts University, where she found a love for editing and social media marketing. She now serves as Marketing and Editorial Assistant at Yorkshire Publishing, where she can be found searching for the newest social media trend or helping authors shape their stories into the best versions of themselves. She is always reading and always caffeinated.
