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Later, in New York, she was an editorial assistant at Good Housekeeping Magazine. She was also publicity writer for Eleanor Lambert (fashion) in that city where she wrote releases for celebrity designers of the time including Pauline Trigere, Rudy Gernreich and Christian Dior. Other early writing experience included a short stint at the Oak
Park Press (a weekly in the Chicago area) and freelance articles
in magazines such as Ingenue and humorous features in magazines
such as Stereo. When she began writing This Is The Place, she did postgraduate work in writing at UCLA's Extension Division including their Writers Conference. She also attended San Diego State Writers Conference and has studied writing in Prague and St. Petersburg, Russia. She writes a regular freelance fashion column for the Pasadena Star News, retailing column for Home Decor Buyer and an occasional movie review for The Glendale News-Press. Her poetry and short stories appear frequently in literary journals and anthologies. Carolyn has a husband who is an actor, two grown children and three grandchildren. She admits to waiting a really long time to write her novel. "Sometimes giving birth is harder than others. This Is The Place had a longer gestation period than most novels. I think time and a little age-related wisdom made it a better book." She speaks on Utah's culture, tolerance and other subjects and has appeared on TV and hundreds of radio stations nationwide. She is an instructor for UCLA Extension's Writers' Program and has shared her expertise on publishing and writing at venues like San Diego State's world renowned Writers' Conference and Call to Arts! EXPO. She was recently awarded Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by the California Legislature and her nitty gritty how-to book, THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER won USA Book News' "Best Professional Book 2004." She loves to travel and has studied writing at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, UK: Herzen University in St. Petersburg, RU; and Charles University in Prague.
About Amazon Shorts: If you would like to send any comments please mail me at carolyn(at)booklore.co.uk or visit my web site at http://carolynhoward-johnson.com and http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com/ Also check out Carolyn at http://www.AuthorsDen.com/carolynhowardjohnson. Articles The links below take you to articles written by Carolyn: |
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