ABOUT US
Hungry Bear Publishing provides a number of publishing products and services for the Adirondack North Country region of New York state:
1. "Adirondack Attic" newspaper column
2. Adirondack book publishing
3. Meet the Town community resource guides
4. Adirondack music distribution
5. Lectures and workshops
6. Freelance writing, editing, photography and layout services
7. Public relations consultation
8. Copywriting services (business-to-business, business-to-consumer)
See Andy Flynn's PORTFOLIO.
Check out Andy Flynn's blog: Adirondack Writer.
Hungry Bear Publishing was founded in 2004 by Andy and Dawn Flynn, of Saranac Lake, N.Y. to publish a compilation of Andy's weekly syndicated newspaper column -- "Adirondack Attic" -- into book format. The first book, "New York State's Mountain Heritage: Adirondack Attic, Volume 1," was released in May of that year, and they have since produced a book a year in the Adirondack Attic series.
In 2007, Hungry Bear Publishing added another author to its lineup -- Randy Lewis, of Paul Smiths -- by publishing "Actively Adirondack: Reflections on Mountain Life in the 21st Century." This collection of essays and poems won the People's Choice Award for the Adirondack Center for Writing's 2007 Adirondack Literary Awards.
On Dec. 31, 2007, the Flynns purchased the Meet the Town publication from Alice and Jacques DeMattos, of Saranac Lake. Meet the Town, a community resource guide founded in 1927, featured two editions: Saranac Lake and Lake Placid/Wilmington. In 2008, the Flynns expanded the booklets to include editions for the village of Tupper Lake and the Au Sable Valley region.
In April 2008, Andy received a Certificate of Commendation, Award of Merit, from the Upstate History Alliance for the Adirondack Attic History Project, which he founded in 2003 to actively preserve Adirondack history through the written word. By creating a unique partnership with the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y., he has generated a collection of about 300 artifact-based, human-interest stories from the museum's collection.
Hungry Bear Publishing is currently a home-based business. We do not accept submissions for publishing at this time.
In addition to producing newspaper columns, books and Meet the Town, the Flynns also distribute Adirondack music for five artists: Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn, Dan Duggan, Celia Evans and Jamie Savage. Andy travels around the Adirondack region and beyond giving lectures and workshops based on his experience in the self-publishing, history, public relations, tourism and museum industries. He also provides editing/layout services, and is the editor for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise's Adirondack Vacation Guide (summer and winter editions). Andy's writing has been published in magazines such as Adirondack Life and the New York State Conservationist.
Andy Flynn brings to Hungry Bear Publishing a wealth of knowledge from the journalism, public relations and tourism industries. Dawn Flynn adds even more experience from the publishing industry, having worked for two newspaper chains in the Adirondacks before accepting a position at the Adirondack Bank.
The Flynns live in Saranac Lake. Dawn is a 1979 graduate of the Saranac Lake High School and works as a senior teller for Adirondack Bank. Andy is a 1987 graduate of the Tupper Lake High School works as the senior public information specialist at the New York State Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Center in Paul Smiths. Both are veterans of the publishing industry. Dawn is the former assistant circulation manager at the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, and Andy is the former managing editor of the Enterprise and Lake Placid News. They met at the Enterprise.
Dawn and Andy Flynn on a Lake Champlain ferry
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