Jessica Garrison at Dial has bought, in a preempt, world English rights to How to Make Your Mark, a picture book memoir by America’s first known Black female tattoo artist and shop owner Jacci Gresham and co-author Sherry Fellores, illustrated by David Wilkerson. First-person vignettes chronicle how, starting from her childhood in Detroit, Jacci expressed herself through an “outside the lines” style, made art that countered stereotypes, helped her New Orleans community for decades, and developed better techniques for melanated skin. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Miranda Paul at Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the co-authors, and James Burns at the Bright Agency represented the illustrator.
