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class='av_textblock_section av-326hexwq-12b2e05eb435fa05138128bb65c92bac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>By Nylah Winchester, senior English major<br \/>\nMay 29, 2026<br \/>\nPictured above: Julie Kanta photographed by Traci Buck<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2xgo42ei-4c303a8a6eac93cac03b5d0e2e3ffdeb\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2xgo42ei-4c303a8a6eac93cac03b5d0e2e3ffdeb .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2xgo42ei-4c303a8a6eac93cac03b5d0e2e3ffdeb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Julie\u2019s journey into publishing began during her time at Â鶹´«Ã½, where she studied both <a href=\"\/academics\/english\/\">English<\/a> and <a href=\"\/academics\/emda\/\">Emerging Media and Digital Arts (EMDA)<\/a>. Her 2014 capstone project\u2014inspired by professors Dr. Bill Gholson, Bobby Arellano, and Dr. Ed Batistella\u2014combined memoir, visual storytelling, and design: \u201cI had written an essay for Bill\u2019s rhetoric class about my Danish heritage, as my mother is from there, which earned me the Hermann Schmeling award for nonfiction writing. My capstone was called \u2018Living Legacy\u2019 and combined my mother\u2019s stories from Denmark along with some of her scrapbook pages, which I digitized and restored.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2sskq9t6-6d939ceb6351d0a83ac1db16590e3367\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2sskq9t6-6d939ceb6351d0a83ac1db16590e3367 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:26px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2sskq9t6-6d939ceb6351d0a83ac1db16590e3367 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock rising-quote av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em>\u201cWhen I went through the Portland State University (PSU) program, <span class=\"amaze-ultra madrone\">I was glad to have learned what I did from those [Â鶹´«Ã½] classes:<\/span> technical writing, digital storytelling, rhetoric, advanced grammar, and more.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-8\" style=\"font-size: 0.6em;text-align: right\">\u2013 Julie Kanta<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2m71yroq-b4861e734dbae4f9e1e076c0b053956b\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2m71yroq-b4861e734dbae4f9e1e076c0b053956b .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2m71yroq-b4861e734dbae4f9e1e076c0b053956b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Over time, Julie realized her passion for preserving personal narratives could become something larger; she wanted to \u201ccreate a service that would help people like [her mother], who had many visual and narrative stories to tell.\u201d After collaborating with former Â鶹´«Ã½ track and field coach Dan Bulkley on his memoir, <em>My Century in Motion<\/em>, and publishing her mother\u2019s memoir, <em>American Ice Cream<\/em> in 2020, she began envisioning a future in publishing: \u201cI began to realize I had something valuable I could start offering to people\u2014but I didn\u2019t know enough about book publishing.\u201d This realization led her to pursue graduate studies at PSU so that she could \u201cformalize [her] education and confidently launch [her] publishing imprint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Completing a master\u2019s degree while balancing work and family responsibilities was not always easy. Julie commuted between Grants Pass and Portland while continuing work on memoir projects and maintaining her creative business: \u201cDuring school, I was also working on <em>We Gambled Our Future<\/em> for Maria Cristina Page. That was particularly challenging because I had her blessing to take my time on the project, but I never like feeling behind on anything, so we pushed the publication date for it several times.\u201d Julie maintains that what kept her motivated was \u201cknowing that everything [she] was learning was leading [her] towards providing even better services to [her] authors.\u201d She also credits her husband, classmates, and creative community for supporting her through the process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2hgpm0tm-4098757cec43177060d93d41162d0cc5\">\n.avia-image-container.av-2hgpm0tm-4098757cec43177060d93d41162d0cc5 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-2hgpm0tm-4098757cec43177060d93d41162d0cc5 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-2hgpm0tm-4098757cec43177060d93d41162d0cc5 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/Julie-Kanta-holding-American-Ice-Cream.webp 600w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/Julie-Kanta-holding-American-Ice-Cream-200x300.webp 200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/Julie-Kanta-holding-American-Ice-Cream-470x705.webp 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/Julie-Kanta-holding-American-Ice-Cream.jpg\" height=\"900\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/Julie-Kanta-holding-American-Ice-Cream.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/Julie-Kanta-holding-American-Ice-Cream-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/Julie-Kanta-holding-American-Ice-Cream-470x705.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" class=\"wp-image-104623 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-104623 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Julie Kanta holding American Ice Cream\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2cjthmei-d20f8659498e1652ca69c6bbe9a7408a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2cjthmei-d20f8659498e1652ca69c6bbe9a7408a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2cjthmei-d20f8659498e1652ca69c6bbe9a7408a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: Julie Kanta holding American Ice Cream<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-27p84h2i-aaa7f65f1ad8811d6d650a7d2d4ac1d5\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-27p84h2i-aaa7f65f1ad8811d6d650a7d2d4ac1d5 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-27p84h2i-aaa7f65f1ad8811d6d650a7d2d4ac1d5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Today, Plumb Creative Books reflects the full range of Julie\u2019s creative interests. While legacy memoir remains central to her work, the imprint also includes poetry, children\u2019s books, and role-playing game publications. Julie explains, \u201cWhen I looked back over all the book-related work I have done over the years, I realized that legacy memoir wasn\u2019t the only thing I love to do.\u201d Her background in English and digital arts continues to shape her approach to publishing, particularly her emphasis on collaboration and design: \u201cThose two programs really reinforced what I was best at: writing and design. I was able to rely on [technical writing, grammar, and other skills] when I didn\u2019t know what I was doing with publishing a book and essentially had to learn on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julie believes personal narratives deserve the same level of respect often reserved for celebrity memoirs or publications from prestigious publication houses: \u201cI believe that personal histories are valuable, priceless even, because they are unique, even if they might be about something that\u2019s been told before, like the Cuban Missile Crisis, or sailing into Ellis Island. People who have physical media to preserve and personal stories to tell deserve to have them done so in the highest level of quality service available, just like any celebrity who gets a Big 5 book deal.\u201d<br \/>\nA recent project that has been especially meaningful to Julie is <em>We Gambled Our Future<\/em>, a cross-cultural memoir by Maria Cristina Page. The memoir follows Maria Cristina\u2019s life from Bolivia to the United States and explores themes of ambition, sacrifice, migration, and love. Julie was unsure about taking on Maria Cristina\u2019s project because Julie was still in the PSU program, but after meeting with Maria Cristina, Julie was \u201cimmediately drawn to the story\u201d because of Maria Cristina\u2019s determination and independence. \u201cMaria Cristina\u2019s story of being such an independent and educated South American woman, along with her journey with her husband Bill, was one [Julie] wanted to be a part of, and one [she] felt was worth preserving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julie describes her editorial, designer, and publisher work as collaborative, especially with Maria Cristina, since \u201cMaria Cristina has a background in design and had very specific ideas of how she wanted the book to look.\u201d Creative roles, as Julie explains, have always been the area she enjoys most. She finds that she has more control over the quality of the finished project.<\/p>\n<p>One moment from the manuscript stayed with Julie in particular: Maria Cristina leaving home to pursue her studies in architecture in Medell\u00edn. Julie felt how influential this moment was: \u201cThe courage and tenacity it took for her to do [that] was powerful to me. In addition, Julie and Maria Cristina chose to mirror Maria Cristina\u2019s courage when she decided to leave for Los Angeles again to start a life with her husband, Bill. \u201cMaria Cristina chose to gamble on love rather than take a position in Paris to further her career. She\u2019s an incredibly brave woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1ui3masq-a40549c1096fdbed3fb593c3352979fa\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1ui3masq-a40549c1096fdbed3fb593c3352979fa img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1ui3masq-a40549c1096fdbed3fb593c3352979fa .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1ui3masq-a40549c1096fdbed3fb593c3352979fa av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/We-Gambled-Our-Future.webp 1200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/We-Gambled-Our-Future-300x200.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/We-Gambled-Our-Future-1030x687.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/We-Gambled-Our-Future-768x512.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/We-Gambled-Our-Future-705x470.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/We-Gambled-Our-Future.jpg\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/We-Gambled-Our-Future.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/We-Gambled-Our-Future-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/We-Gambled-Our-Future-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/We-Gambled-Our-Future-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/We-Gambled-Our-Future-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-104622 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-104622 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"We Gambled Our Future\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1q2dhuay-2231aa48a143ed21749ad93b77820f07\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1q2dhuay-2231aa48a143ed21749ad93b77820f07 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1q2dhuay-2231aa48a143ed21749ad93b77820f07 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: Copy of We Gambled Our Future<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1n6so0kq-853c5c7ed31a09c2422ed796b6464604\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1n6so0kq-853c5c7ed31a09c2422ed796b6464604 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1n6so0kq-853c5c7ed31a09c2422ed796b6464604 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Julie encourages students interested in publishing or the creative industries to remain open to learning and community building: \u201cNever stop learning. There are always workshops, conferences, or even university programs that will teach you what you need to know, and it\u2019s never too late to learn something new, either\u2014I finished my undergrad at 32 and my master\u2019s at 43.\u201d In addition, she advises students to never underestimate the value of connections because \u201cyour teachers and your community are resources that will help you find work and grow your business. Stay connected with your alma mater!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mpr6ypj6-a4fe36944c093f80033c1bfc96c3bc88\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mpr6ypj6-a4fe36944c093f80033c1bfc96c3bc88 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:26px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mpr6ypj6-a4fe36944c093f80033c1bfc96c3bc88 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock rising-quote av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em>\u201cMy hope is to continue preserving legacy memoirs as a certified hybrid publisher, and <span class=\"amaze-ultra madrone\">put more inspiring stories into the world.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-8\" style=\"font-size: 0.6em;text-align: right\">\u2013 Julie Kanta<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-19o3zuga-1bf2d708851b18afb555d208669ef910\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-19o3zuga-1bf2d708851b18afb555d208669ef910 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-19o3zuga-1bf2d708851b18afb555d208669ef910 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Looking ahead, Julie hopes to expand Plumb Creative Books and continue helping authors preserve meaningful stories for future generations. Alongside new memoir projects, including another collaboration with her mother, she remains focused on publishing stories that inspire connection and remembrance. 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