H&H Press is a publishing company.  Whether you need a website, book or
brochure published, our staff is trained and experienced to provide the full
spectrum to meet your publishing needs.

Founder and owner C.J. Houghtaling established H&H Press in 1987, first as
a publishing house for books, after paying her "dues" working as first a
reporter, then as an editor for local newspapers.  From there she branched
out as a freelance writer for national and international magazines. Her poetry,
fiction, and article has appeared in over 200 periodicals.

CJ's writing credits include such prestigeous magazines as: The Wolf Head
Quarterly, Fox Cry, Bailey’s Beads, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine,
The Literary Journal, Endless Mountain Review, Children’s Playmate,
Byline Magazine, Wild West, Scuba Times, The Carousel News and
Trader, American Writer's Review, Garden Railways, and Balloon Life.

The publishing house originally specialized in poetry chapbooks and
"how-to" write textbooks for beginning writers and poets. Her stable of
authors to date include poets Barbara Crooker, Beatrice O’Brien, Elaine
Preston, Julie Damerell, Laurie Byro and science fiction writer Julia Ecklar.

In 1998, C.J. expanded H&H Press publications to include an annual poetry
magazine, miller’s pond. The magazine features poetry, contests, chap-
book reviews, and poet interviews and has published novice, as well as
established poets such as Hayden Carruth, Liz Rosenberg, Denise Duhamel,
Colette Inez, and Vivian Shipley..

In 1997, C.J. was contacted by a local business in need of a website.  Once
word got around the county that H&H Press could create great-looking
websites at affordable prices, the decision to grow in the direction of the
internet was an obvious choice for C.J. and her company.  H&H Press began
building websites for literary magazines, writers, farm equipment dealers,
veterinarians, travel agents, and many other businesses.

In the spring of 1999, the Northeast Equipment Dealer's Association hired
C.J. to present a "web building" seminar to its constituents in 26 cities through-
out 9 states, including Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and New England. 
Those who have attended C.J.'s seminar, "Your Business On the Web," have
praised it highly.

2009 has seen yet another department of H&H Press sprout and grow under
the direction of C.J., with the introduction of designing and printing public
relations materials for clients.  After all, whether the need is for a book, web-
site, or brochure, the skills involved are the same: writing and graphic designs.

The P.R. Materials department offers a wide variety of promotional items
every business needs to present a professional appearance to the public. 
From banners to business cards, display ads to give-away items like hats and
keychains, H&H Press offers top quality materials for every promotional
occasion.

On the personal side...

In 1989, C.J. founded the Northern Appalachian Writers Guild (NAWG). In
1991, NAWG affiliated with Pennwriters, a networking organization for
writers; to become the organization's north-central chapter known as the
Northern Appalachian Pennwriters (NAP).

For over ten years, C.J. volunteered her time on the Board of Directors for
Pennwriters. She served the organization as Area 2 Rep (1992, 1993, 1995),
Conference Coordinator (1994, 1996) and Co-Coordinator in 2001, and as
Treasurer from 1996 to 2002. She has coordinated the Pennwriters Poetry
Contest, has organized several Northern Appalachian Pennwriters Summer
Poetry Workshops, secured a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt status for Pennwriters,
Inc, and was instrumental in getting the organization its first three grants from the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. As the 1996 Pennwriters Conference
Coordinator, C.J. helped the organization earn its largest Conference profit
margin in Pennwriters history at that time.

She is a life-time member of Pennwriters, and has been a member of the 
Cat Writers' Association, Finger Lakes Dive Club, Sisters in Crime and
HTML Writer's Guild.

She serves her community as President of the Middlebury Union Cemetery
Association.

Other community-oriented activities she has been involved with in the past
include organizer of the Keeneyville Old Home Day, Noble Grand for the
Elnora Rebecca Lodge in Keeneyville, and Keeneyville Girl Scout Leader.

C.J.'s personal writing endeavors continue as she has one contemporary
mystery completed and she contiues to write, as time allows, such diverse
material as short stories, novels, cookbooks, and poetry.

C.J. is the "mother" of four cats, one dog, and enjoys fishing and communing with
nature at her 2 acre pond.  She lives on Fox Run Farm, a 113 acre Pennsylvania
Century Farm with her husband and a menagerie of wild life, including deer,
bears, foxes, coyotes, and bobcats.

Visitors to Tioga County where C.J. lives can find comfortable accommodations
at Cat Tales Retreat, a vacation home run by C.J. and Kevin Houghtaling.  Guests
at Cat Tales are always welcome to enjoy the wildlife and pond at Fox Run Farm.