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    Cake Creative is an entertainment company based in New York City that cultivates new talent and innovates inclusive storytelling across publishing, audio, film and television.

    Owner and President Dhonielle Clayton, a New York Times-bestselling author and creator, is dedicated to diversifying media with positive representation and commercial appeal.

    Expand What is CAKE Creative?

    Cake Creative is an entertainment company based in New York City dedicated to cultivating new talent and producing innovative inclusive storytelling across publishing, audio, film and television. Owned by New York Times bestselling author and story generator, Dhonielle Clayton, Cake Creative endeavors to set a new industry menu and ensure the next generation of readers can find themselves on the shelves and in story.

    Expand Is CAKE Creative a publishing company?

    No. As a content generator, Cake Creative develops and creates new stories, and then sells their intellectual property to publishers or production companies to publish books or produce film/television.

    Expand Can I submit to Cake Creative?

    Writers anywhere in their publishing journeys, agented or unagented, are encouraged to submit samples for consideration for our projects.

    Expand Why should I write for Cake Creative?

    For unpublished writers, Cake Creative provides a unique way to break into the publishing market. We guide you through the making of a book. If you’re looking for that writerly education, working with Cake Creative is a crash course – you’ll learn about structure and storytelling, edits and revisions, and the publishing process from a New York Times bestselling author and a team that’s been in the business for more than fifty years. 

    For published writers, working with Cake is a great way to supplement your writing income between book deals or rebrand yourself for the next stage of your publishing career.

    Expand What is Electric Postcard Entertainment?

    Electric Postcard Entertainment is an multi-media company dedicated to cultivating new talent and producing innovative and inclusive storytelling across publishing, audio, film, and television for the young adult and adult market.

    Expand WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAKE CREATIVE AND ELECTRIC POSTCARD ENTERTAINMENT?

    Both brands sit under one umbrella. Electric Postcard Entertainment is the “edgier” sibling to Cake Creative. Electric Postcard Entertainment centers on adult and young adult crossover stories, while Cake Creative continues to focus on launching middle grade stories.

    Expand WHAT IS THE TASTEMAKER PROGRAM?

    The tastemaker program brings in a group of successful writers who will serve as writer-mentors and generate intellectual property alongside Cake Creative & Electric Postcard Entertainment owner Dhonielle Clayton.

    “I want to create the next generation of storytellers and voracious readers.”

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    Meet Dhonielle, Owner and CEO

    Dhonielle Clayton is the President of Cake Creative, an entertainment company dedicated to cultivating new talent and inclusive storytelling across all platforms including books, film, and television. A powerhouse creator, Dhonielle originates each Cake Creative story herself. She and her team believe culturally specific stories can be relatable to all audiences and have commercial appeal.

    Dhonielle serves as COO of We Need Diverse Books, a non-profit dedicated to increasing representation across the children’s publishing industry, and she is Chair for the WNDB Black Creatives Fund. Dhonielle is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Belles series; co-author of the Tiny Pretty Things duology, now a Netflix original series; and co-author of the instant New York Times-bestseller Blackout. Upcoming books include: Shattered Midnight, The Marvellers and The Rumor Game.

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    The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton
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