Taryn Lee Johnston

Publisher | Ghostwriter | Consultant

Taryn Lee Johnston is an award-winning independent publisher, ghostwriter and media consultant recognised as one of the UK's leading voices in publishing, marketing strategy, and the evolving role of artificial intelligence in the industry.

Taryn is the founder of FCM Publishing, an independent house specialising in business, non-fiction, and self-help titles, and Chronos Publishing, which focuses on autobiographies and fiction. Through her consultancy, TLJ Integrated Media, she provides marketing strategy, publishing consultancy, and ghostwriting services to entrepreneurs, executives, and high-profile individuals who have a powerful story to tell but not the time to tell it.

Named Independent Publisher of the Year 2024/25/26 and Online Marketer of the Year in 2024, Taryn has built a reputation for delivering work of exceptional quality. Her clients have included Tony Robinson OBE, Bob Champion CBE, and actors Michael Brandon, John Lyons and Rudolph Walker CBE. FCM Publishing authors have been shortlisted for the Business Books of the Year award for seven consecutive years and recognised by both the Page Turner Awards and Independent Bookstore Book of the Year.

A TEDx speaker and former lecturer in digital marketing and advertising at the University of Lincoln, Taryn brings academic rigour and real-world commercial insight to everything she does. She is also a partner in NovoBooks, a multi-reality publishing platform representing the next frontier of how books will be experienced.

With a career built on integrity, strategic thinking, and an instinct for what makes a book resonate, Taryn works with clients who recognise the value of true expertise.