Barbara Worton is the publisher and executive editor of Great Little Books, LLC. She’s also the author of Bedtime Stories: The short, long and tall tales of a sleepwriter and a freelance writer.  Before striking out to write full-time, Barbara spent twelve years in advertising, working for firms such as Ogilvy & Mather, Griffin Bacal and Young & Rubicam. After September 11, she lost many of her corporate clients.  Some of them were in and around the World Trade Center; others simply cut back on their communications. So she had to rebuild and take her business in new directions. That’s when she started thinking about her creative writing and trusting that she could earn a living doing what she loves, writing and publishing books.

Right out of college, where she earned a BA in journalism and creative writing, Barbara was an editorial assistant at Pyramid Books. After that, she freelanced at Pinnacle as an editor/ghostwriter and then went on to Berkeley Putnam. In 1978, she moved to England and freelanced at a number of British publishers, including Sphere, NEL, Futura, Penguin and Pan.

Barbara has been published in national literary, consumer and business publications. Her story, “London Calling,” is featured in Memories of John Lennon edited by Yoko Ono. The play she co-wrote with Linda Dini Jenkins, If I’m Talking, Why Aren’t You Listening?, has been staged in New York City, Boston and Rutherford, New Jersey, and received outstanding reviews.

Today, Barbara lives in Glen Rock and Cape May, New Jersey, with her husband, Geoff. A student of Frank Lloyd Wright built their home, and Barbara has made restoring it to its prairie-style roots one of her favorite pastimes.  Her home office is the one place she doesn’t hold to her high design standards. Her shelves and desk are stacked with favorite books, toys, her Minnie Mouse collection and erasers shaped like cakes, cookies and ice cream.