Nancy Black has been writing for publication since childhood. She and her husband own Mercury Press International, a media agency that reaches millions of readers, providing words, images and video to magazines, books, periodicals, visual media and commercial clients, in over twenty countries. They serve as correspondents for El Mundo, Spain’s second-largest national newspaper, and the world’s largest Spanish-language periodical. She writes a series on inspiring women for Yo Dona magazine. She, her husband photographer Isaac Hernandez and El Mundo correspondent Carlos Fresneda are collaborating on “The EcoHeroes Project”: a book to be released Autumn 2011 with ORO Editions, and a film documentary.
After two decades in publishing, Nancy stepped into the position of CEO for a small boutique publisher, Publishing by the Seas, producing books of excellence and inspiration. Nancy Black is also a syndicated columnist with Tribune Media Services, continuing her mother Linda C Black’s popular horoscopes column after her death. They appear in newspapers and online around the world.
Nancy served as Board President for Pesticide Awareness and Alternatives Coalition (2004-2007), contributing to the eradication of pesticide use in city parks and schools in Santa Barbara. She won a Congressional Award for this work. She currently participates as a member of a national coalition of non-profits working with the EPA regarding US pesticide regulation.
Her specialties include international copyright, media, publishing, editing, writing, journalism, online media, media relations, photography, art, marketing, social media and communication.
Nancy spent her childhood living on a sailboat, and has enough sea hours to be a charter skipper. She earned a BA in Studio Arts from UCSB, and is an accomplished oil painter and musician.