About The Press

About the Press:

Lion Bridge Publishing, founded in 2024, is an in-person publishing internship class at the University of North Alabama (UNA) located in Florence, Alabama. The press is run by UNA students who collaborate in the copy editing, marketing, and design process of each text. Lion Bridge Publishing focuses on open-access publishing as an imprint of the UNA’s Digital Press at Collier Library. Our name is influenced by the pride we have for our University, its mascot, and our hope to connect literary works and people through open-access publishing. We are interested in publishing inspiring works of all genres.

Press Members:

Lauren Edwards (Marketing-Design Liaison): Lauren Edwards is majoring in Marketing with a concentration in Digital Marketing and a minor in Creative Writing.

Manuela Ludolf (Design-Marketing Liaison): Manuela Ludolf is majoring in English with a concentration in Professional Writing.

Enyce Mullins (Marketing-Editing Liaison): Enyce Mullins is majoring in English with a concentration in Research.

Maddie Shelton (Editing-Design Liaison): Maddie Shelton is majoring in Communication with concentrations in Journalism and Digital Media, and is also minoring in Professional Writing and Marketing.

Rebekah Uptain (Editing-Marketing Liaison): Rebekah Uptain is majoring in English with a concentration in Professional Writing, and is minoring in Biology, Global Studies, and Women’s Studies.

Lilly Williford (Design-Editing Liaison): Lilly Williford is double majoring in English and Spanish.

Abigail Workman (Marketing-Editing Liaison): Abigail Workman is majoring in English with a concentration in Literature and a minor in Digital Marketing.

Lion Bridge Publishing would also like to honor our previous members of the press:

2025 Lion Bridge Publishing members:

Lia Hammond

Jenna Hazelrig

Aydin Horton

Madelyn Merriam

Riley Miller

Katelee Smith

2024 Lion Bridge Publishing members:

Lauren Butte

Lauren Daniel

Dessa Faulkner

Lauren Hammond

Anna Hood

Rebekah Jent

Enyce Mullins

Madison Peete

Blaze Skinner

Mark Smith