What can I say? Carolyn Howard-Johnson is all over the net and all over the place in general. She must be one organized writer with a clean house because I know my house is in dire need of a cleaning...but that only happens after I finish on the computer, which seems to be late at night and then I'm too tired for anything. LOL! I'd like to spend today's post introducing you to Caroline:
As a college freshman, Carolyn Howard-Johnson was the youngest person ever hired as a staff writer for the Salt Lake Tribune--"A Great Pulitzer Prize Winning Newspaper"-- where she wrote features for the society page and a column under the name of Debra Paige.
Later, in
Her nonfiction and humor have been seen in national magazines and her fiction and poetry appear regularly in anthologies and review journals. She has been a columnist for The Pasadena Star News and is now a columnist for Home Décor Buyer, a trade magazine, and Myshelf.com and others. She writes movie and theatre reviews for The Glendale News-Press.
She studied at the
The author’s first novel, This Is The Place, and her book of creative nonfiction are award-winners. She also wrote a screenplay, The Killing Ground. Her book The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't was named USA Book News' Best Professional Book of 2004 and won Book Publicists of southern
The second book in the HowToDoItFrugally series is The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success which also won a USA Book News Best Book nod. It is also the winner of Reader Views Literary Award and a finalist in the New Generation Indie Best Book Awards. Her marketing campaign for that book took top honors for marketing.
Howard-Johnson’s stories have appeared in anthologies like: Pass/Fail, edited by Rose A. O. Kleidon, PhD; Calliope’s Mousepad in review journals like
She was honored as Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment Award by California Legislature members, Carol Liu, Dario Frommer and Jack Scott. She is the recipient of her community's Character and Ethics award for her work promoting tolerance. She was honored by her city's Character and Ethics committee for promoting tolerance with her writing and was named to Pasadena Weekly's list of 14 women of "
Born and raised in
California State Legislature's Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment Award, 2004, first author given an award in this category.
Reviewers' Choice Award: This is the Place named first place, Sime-Gen’s mainstream category, spring 2001.
Red Sky Press Award: 2001, judged by Rose A. O. Kleidon, Prof. Emeritus of English at
Masters Literary Award: Finalist 2000.
New Millennium Literary Award: Semifinalist, 1400 entries, June, 2001.
Mille Club: Honored by AmErica House,
Preditors and Editors Readers Poll: This is the Place named Top 10 Novels for 2001, 2002. Harkening named Top 10 Literary books,2003.
NUW’s Award of Excellence: Editor: Kristie Leigh Maguire.
MyShelf.com: Ten Best Reads: This is the Place, 2002, Frugal Book Promote, 2005.
Women WritingOnLine Award: Honorable Mention, First person essay “Life Begins at 60.”
Zino.com: Award for Outstanding Article, May, 2003: “Taking a Dose of What’s Good for You.”
Book Crazy Radio Network: Award celebrating 100 reviews.
Long Story Short: Poem of the Month, “Shelf Life,” March 2204.
#1 Best Sellers: EBookAd.com, The Frugal Book Promoter, Aug. 2004. Also #1 bestseller at Starbooks.com for 2005.
Reviewer’s Choice Masterpiece: selected by reviewer Lori Soard for WordMuseum.com.
Readers’ Award: For The Pedestal Magazine for poem, “Olvera Street Tutorial.” Editor, John Amen.
Book Publicists of
The Compulsive Reader, The Year's 10 Best Reads of 2004, for Tracings
The Military Writers' Society of
Publishers and Writers of San Diego, honorary member, 2007-2008.
American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), outstanding woman, 2007.
Amazon.com Top Ten Books in Sales, Sept. 2007, The Frugal Editor.
Top 10 Podcast on AuthorAccess.com.
Star Publish Top Selling Book since publication.
Reader Views Literary Award, The Frugal Editor, publishing category, 2007.
New Generations Indie Book Award, top award for marketing campaign.
New Generation Indie Book Award, finalist The Frugal Editor, how to category, 2008.
#1 Podcast on Reader Views, 2008.
AWARDS FOR BLOGS
Blog of the Day, SharingwithWriters.blospot.com
Writers' Digest's 101 Best Websites 2008, SharingwithWriters.blogspot.com
Brillant WeBlog Precio 2008, SharingwithWriters.blogspot.com and TheNewBookReview.Blogspot.com
AUTHOR-OF-THE-MONTH, FEATURED AUTHOR AND BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH
Tomrbooks: Calley Moore, Editor.
Aspiring Authors: Diana Redman, Editor.
Word Thunder: Sarah Mankowski, Editor.
My Shelf: Brenda Weeaks, Editor.
Authors’ Cove: First Featured Writer of the Month. Erika Michell, Editor.
Poems for You: Featured Book of Poetry, Kristin Johnson
Speechless The Magazine, Featured poet, poems from Tracings
Tri-Studio, First Featured Poet. Editor Kathe Gogolewski.
Queen Jaw Jaw: Featured Author, Georgia Richardson, Editor
MichelleDunn.com: Frugal Book Promoter is her Writers' Resource Book-of-the-Month for June 2005
I lied, I placed all of them.
Carolyn is also my partner-in-crime for The Muse Online Writers Conference. This will be our fourth year hosting this FREE annual writers conference and we're proud that it made it as the number one spot this year over at the Preditors and Editors
annual awards.Stay tuned for more this week on Carolyn and her career. The only thing I'd like to add is that Carolyn works endlessly to help writers, answering emails, responding in groups...and glad I came across this wonderful lady so many years ago.
11 comments:
Carolyn is certainly one busy lady, as are you, Lea. Very inspiring post. I always enjoy hearing more about Carolyn's talents!
Lea, and Carolyn just make me feel tireder than I usually do.
Carolyn, you are one unusual woman.
WOW, talk about awards! Carolyn's success has come from her desire to help others succeed. Let me represent thousands of writers and say THANK YOU for your books and your conferences, Carolyn.
I'd like to thank Lea as well. You are a dynamic duo!
Truly fascinating! It amazes me how much Carolyn accomplishes and well to boot!
Regards,
Donna
Children’s Author
Write What Inspires You Blog
Donna M. McDine’s Website
I'll say it also, WOW! And, thanks for all your hard work and devotion to put on the FREE Muse Online Writers Conference. I'm looking forward to this year's!
Karen
Amazing. I wanted to say "WOW" but it's been said a couple of times. Ah, why not. WOW!
Bev
http://beverlystowemcclure.wordpress.com
Carolyn is certainly a person that has the ability to inspire others-this is a very important aspect! Liana
Wow! Carolyn is one successful woman! I hope to have one tenth of her success someday. Thanks for such an in-depth post, Lea!
Really enjoyed reading this post. what an inspiring person Carloyn is, Dorothy
You are all so sweet to drop by and comment. I do hope you all got to the bottom of Lea's prodigious list (she must have been snooping around my Web site! LOL) to see the information on the Muse Online Conference.
Lea is the brains behind that conference. I once prodded her and get part of the credit for being such a nag, which I gratefully accept. And in return I do lots of prodding to others to take advantage of it. I hope you'll all consider it, though I know some of you are already enrolled.
Best,
Carolyn
I have to sit down and take some vitamins just to recover from all that you have done and are doing, Carolyn. You really are an inspiration.
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