Welcome to Elite Publishers!

Note: We now offer book design services to help authors prepare their manuscripts for the printer.

Elite Publishers of North America was created in 2002 by RJ Prieto with the goal of producing books in which the main characters reflect traditional values from all over the world. An author himself, RJ chose to use the term, North America, to symbolize unification. "Houses make up neighborhoods. Neighborhoods make up cities, cities make up countries, and countries make up continents. It's all connected which means all walks of life our connected. It's time to start seeing things different," RJ says. "You can't globalize information and technology, and not globalize the other aspects of people's daily lives. That creates division. That's what we are facing today. That's what we need to change."

The long term objective of Elite is to establish a family of international authors whose characters capture the essence of a particular time or place. "Our focus is on people. Action moves the story, but the characters make the story. We want our readers to feel like they've been transported somewhere else where they encountered some wonderful personalities who they'll rememberfor a long time. Take, for instance, old neighbors. Sometimes neighbors are nice. Sometimes they're not, but you still remember them."

Elite published its first book in the fall of 2007 titled, Dewey's Christmas Adventure, an animal story that demonstrates the importance of trust in friendship and faith in the heart. A father rabbit gets convinced that the only way he can save his sick son from a deadly illness is to journey to seek a miracle from Santa Claus by traveling to the North Pole. "While the story may be something for younger audiences, the personalities of the characters have attracted a surprisingly older audience," RJ smiles. "Regardles of whether it's financially successful, Dewey's Christmas Adventure represents a defining moment for Elite because it's not simply our first book, but a quality product that represents what Elite stands for. That was the goal, and we accomplished it!"

Take a moment to read our blog. It contains bits of valuable information and inspiration.

A VISION BY RJ PRIETO

Two major factors that divide the people of this planet are religion and politics. We need both to survive, and still they're the ingredients that poison us. Once, I was told that if I didn't like the way the world operated, I should do something to change it.

Me? Where will I find the time? How can I change anything? That was my attitude until I decided there is something in the world that unites us as a people. We all have a desperate desire to be entertained. Every time we get lost in a story, whether it be a motion picture, a novel, a play, a poem or a song, the barriers that divide human beings are lifted and we coexist as one people.

The challenge is to convince groups that have thrived on hatred for so long that coexisting is possible. There is not one race of people on this planet that is not guilty of such an ignorant attitude. The first step is to stop focusing on the negatives that politics and religion inspire and concentrate on simple things that make us smile. We all smile when lovers kiss or the bad guy meets his match. A smile is contagious. Better still, it's universal.

Elite Publishers of North America was established to build an organization that can reach out to every person on this planet. Through Elite, I hope someday to bring the imaginations of the people of the world into the spotlight. Then we can prove to one another that we are not so different after all. My dream is for the Elite organization to be comprised of writers from all countries telling there own unique stories.

The world is shrinking through globalization before our very eyes. The one thing that never changes is who we are, where we came from, and where we want to go. The most important part of our journey began when we were children. Peter Pan decided he never wanted to grow up. For that he became a legend...

"Dewey's Christmas Adventure" to be a contender for an IP Book Award!