The Paper Journey Press was founded in 1998 by Durham writer Sharlene Baker a creative writing instructor teaching in the Triangle for a dozen years. When Baker retired in 2002, Wanda Mukherjee became Editor-in-Chief of the independent press.

The press will soon celebrate its 10th birthday. Under Mukherjee's direction for the past 5 years, The Paper Journey Press continues to publish offbeat, quirky literary fiction as well as, poetry and memoir. "We've had some outstanding successes, said Mukherjee. "When Sharlene first began the press, she wasn't much interested in publishing poetry. As time went on, I decided to take the press to the next level. Ironically, our best seller has been Twenty Four Names for Mother, a collection of poetry by Canadian writer Pam Calabrese MacLean."

Mukherjee, who has a keen interest in art, marries aspiring and established artists to the novels, poetry, and memoir the press publishes. "It is a rarity for the press to produce a photo-shopped cover."

Mukherjee is an award-winning journalist and former creative writing instructor. "At the end of the day, we want the books we publish  to cause people ponder their world."

Women Behaving Badly, Feisty Flash Fiction Stories was featured in an article in the 2005 Novel and Short Story market about flash fiction as one of the "go-to" books for those just beginning to experiment in this sub-genre of the short story.  Women Behaving Badly is a stunning accomplishment, showcasing the talents of writers from around the world.

Mukherjee said recently of the press' success, "I am extremely excited about the direction the Paper Journey is headed.  We had a great year in 2007 and I'm looking forward to 2008."