About
Founded by Rebecca Razo in 2022, Coffee Cup Creative LLC is a multifaceted writing, editing, and creative-services provider for the publishing and product-development industries. We specialize in illustrated nonfiction books and magazines for adults and children across a range of categories, from concept to print-ready files.
Mission Statement & Core Values
The Team
Rebecca Razo, Director of Publishing
Rebecca has been a writer and an editor for more than 20 years, specializing in illustrated nonfiction books and magazines across multiple categories. She is the former Publisher of Walter Foster Publishing and Walter Foster Jr. (part of the Quarto Publishing Group): imprints specializing in practical art and craft books for adults and children. A prolific writer with hundreds of byline credits, Rebecca has contributed to books, magazines, special interest publications (SIPs), guided journals, trivia games, and more. She is the author of Quiet Los Angeles (Frances Lincoln, 2016) and a contributing author of The Daily Book of Art (Walter Foster, 2011). She is a member of The Authors Guild, the American Book Producers Association, and the Publishing Professionals Network.
In her free time, Rebecca enjoys reading, hiking, kayaking, traveling, being in nature, and spending time with her four-pawed family members. A Southern California native, Rebecca relocated to the greater Portland metro area in late 2020. She considers the Pacific Northwest her forever home.
If you need me, I'm somewhere near a stack of books, a cup of coffee & the road less traveled.
A lifelong lover of the arts, Elizabeth T. Gilbert earned a BA in English from the University of San Diego, where she also studied art and anthropology. Elizabeth spent the following eight years as an editor, writer, and in-house artist for Walter Foster Publishing. She was deeply involved in the development of art & craft books for adults and children during this time.
In 2011, after serving as Associate Publisher, she built a freelance career that broadened her experience in product development, social media management, branding, children’s book illustration, and authorship. Much of her recent work includes concept development, writing, and layout for guided journals covering a range of lifestyle topics. She is driven by a desire to help others reflect, capture meaningful memories, cultivate personal growth, and make the most out of life.
Elizabeth is based in Colorado, where she enjoys the beauty of the Rockies with her family. In her free time, she can be found playing sports with her children, nature gazing, creating short songs in GarageBand with her husband, and attempting to bake (often unsuccessfully) in high altitude.
Elizabeth T. Gilbert, Creative Director
"...in the end, I'd still prefer the sound of the wind in the firs across the brook more than the tinkling of crystal."
~Anne Shirley,
Anne of Green Gables
