Jon Robertson

Jon Robertson is a publisher, editor, and author with twenty-five years experience in various aspects of the trade. Author of the novel, "Permelia Lyttle's Guide to the End of the World," in 2007, he founded Vegan Heritage Press, an independent, Virginia-based book publishing company dedicated to bringing excellent vegan cookbooks to the marketplace.

Jon is the author of several non-fiction books, including "Vegan Unplugged," a pantry/survival cookbook, which he co-authored with Robin Robertson. He has worked as a newspaper stringer and magazine feature writer. Jon's article, "Writing from the Ground Up," appeared in the February 2008 issue of Writer's Digest. Two of his plays have been produced and one published. He has also worked with several opera composers as a librettist.

Jon is a native of Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, attended The Pennsylvania State University, and received his B.A. in English with a minor in philosophy from King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He lives and works with his wife, author Robin Robertson, in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

See his company website at www.veganheritagepress.com and his blogs at www.jonrobertson.com and http://veganheritagepress.blogspot.com.