Mecate Press

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Ricketts-White Design
offers top-tier graphic design, website development, printing, and publishing. Judy Ricketts-White, Artist, Owner, and Publisher, brings over 15 years of experience in graphic design, printing, publishing, advertising, and website development. Several of her projects have earned APEX Awards for Publication Excellence. She is also the author and publisher of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award-winning Slater Mountain series.
Effective communication through print and digital media is vital for business success to attract and retain valuable clients. Ricketts-White Design specializes in Branding, Logo and Website Design & Development, Illustration, Photography, Printing, Advertising, Internet Marketing, Copy writing, Packaging Design, Digital Editing, Vector File Creation, Social Media, and Project Consultation.
Judy is available to assist with every stage of a project, from concept to print, creating and/or managing your website or publishing. Choose Ricketts-White Design for the quality and service you deserve. Contact us today to learn more.

• Website Design • Branding
• Graphic Design • Logo Design
• Project Management • Printing
• Illustration• Photography
• Advertising • Book Design and
     Layout • Book Cover Design
• Editing • Publishing • Author Talks
• Book Sales/Signings • Speaker/
    Presentations • Workshops/Courses

For more information contact us at: 860-912-0239 [email protected]

Proud member of:
Southeastern Connecticut Women's Network
Connecticut Book Festivals
Nutmeg Lit Fest

Mecate Press, an imprint of Ricketts-White Design, is an independent press committed to excellence and publishing the work of established and emerging writers.
Mecate Press provides innovation and personal attention focusing on writers and illustrators creating mesmerizing, thought-provoking, inspirational, educational, wildly exciting and fun...award-winning books for readers of every age.

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Proud member of:
CAPA, CT Authors and Publishers Association
Independent Book Publisher's Association

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Contact us at:
860-912-0239
[email protected]

In-Between Times
By Author Judy Ricketts-White
New Release!
October 17, 2024
True, Short Stories
Anecdotes and epiphanies from the author's life, exploring the essences of the In-Between Times (those moments that divide our lives into what came before and what came after) — between life and death.

Shortbread Walker the 1st:
Says, "Sticks and Stones Can Break my Bones and Names Can Sometimes
Hurt Me."
By Hope-Marie Cook
New Release!
January 15, 2025
Illustrated Children's Book
A little dog who loves cupcakes, shows us that we need to be aware of our words.

Tales of Feral Youth
By Author Alan Harland
New Release!
March 14, 2024
Short Stories
Provocative, private. Inspirational, pausing. Brutal, tender. Easy, layered. Historical, universal. Gut punches, lingering touches. Simple, borderless. You will return to it in "those" unanticipated moments....and it will become your friend.

Book Signings 2025

• Book signing and expo Garde Arts Center, Women's Business Expo and screening of Wicked, Friday, March 7, 5:30-7:30pm, movie at 7:30pm, New London, CT.
• Book signing at the Harwinton Lions Club Schooling Dressage Show, May 4, 9am-4pm at Hill Brook Equestrian Center, 1231 Bantam Road, Bantam, CT
• Branford Book Festival, May 10, 12noon-3pm Judy will be at 1004 Main St., Branford, CT. 50+ authors along Main St. in the village of Branford.
• Sip & Story "I don't Want to Grow Up" Book Fair, May 15, 5-8pm at Manchester Country Club, Manchester, CT. Judy will be signing books along with Marilyn Dayton and other authors. Click for tickets.

Book Signings 2024

• Book signing at "Velvet Christmas at the Mill" Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 14-15, 10am-4pm at the Velvet Mill, Bayview Ave., in Stonington, CT. Holiday fun, gifts, crafts, artisans and hand-made treasures! Free admission and parking.
• Connecticut Book Festival, Saturday, November 23, 10am-4pm, West Hartford Conference Center, 50 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT—authors, books, giveaways, kids activities, free Admission and parking.
• Equine Affaire, Thursday-Sunday, November 7-10, 10am-7pm, Taborton Book booth, Better Living center, Big E Fairgrounds, West Springfield, MA. This is the premiere yearly event for all things concerning the horse: clinicians, demos, performers, books, authors, tack, breed demos, jewelry, clothing, Fantasia, horse care/horse health and more...

For more information contact us at: | 860-912-0239 | [email protected]