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Find Carolyn's Individual Books and Audios Here:
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classes, my writers' conference and book fair appearances and more.
You will find at least one promotion, writing, reading or tech tip on every page on this site. Sometimes you'll find, two or three! Happy browsing and collecting!
The events list on this page automatically updates from a very clever (and Tekky!) feed from Google. That means you are always assured of the latest news on this page. Click to move the months forward. Endorsements: "You are what I describe as an energy-giver. So many people today are energy-drainers." ~ Dorothea Helms, Dayton University workshop attendee "I enjoyed enjoy listening to your valuable information and meeting you [on Saturday.] I am so glad I pushed myself out the door that morning… ~ Janice Mueller, attendee given by Publishers and Writers, San Diego
Talk Radio for Authors – Getting Interviews Across the U.S. and Canada by Francine Silverman (Infinity Publishing 2007)simplifies the process of matching guest to radio show. ISBN # 0-7414-3787-2
TV/Video Clip with Host Rey Ybarra May Be Found Here:
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You Are Invited! Come to be entertained at readings from my fiction or poetry or to learn from my classes. Click here for more on teaching and events: Here's a list of stuff you missed (-: Trade Shows and Expos Featured Author, SPAN booth; Book Expo, Chicago; Featured Speaker, Great Salt Lake Book Fair; and San Bernardino Book Fair; LA Times/UCLA Book Festival; Panel Moderator at Call to Arts Expo, 2004, Pasadena Convention Center; Panelist at UCLA’s Fall Book Faire. Speaker Small Publishers of North America College (SPAN), Atlanta, GA; Romance Writers of America, Orange County Chapter; Authors and Arts Series, Glendale City Public Library; The Monrovia City Library Speaker Series, American Women in Business, and numerous book discussion groups. Retail Seminars, The California Gift Show, The LA Mart, California Marketing Center, Book Publicists of Southern California (see pixutre below), American Board of Hypnotists Conference, Nevada's Writer's Conference, Dayton University's Erma Bombeck Writers' Conference, San Diego State University's Writers' Conference, West Hollywood Book Fair, Duarte Book Fair, Diamond Bar Book Fair, American Board of Hypnotists, Sinclair Lewis Writers' Conference, Vroman's Bookstore (Panel) and more. Signings Book Expo America, Chicago, Ill, June, 2001;Waldenbooks: Los Angeles (Macy’s Plaza), CA; Burbank, CA.; Thousand Oaks, CA; Brea, CA; Downey, CA; Lakewood, CA; Montebello, CA; Palmdale, CA.; Orange, CA; Baldwin Hills, CA; Provo, UT; Murray, UT; Columbus, GA; Norcross, GA; Atlanta, GA: Duluth, GA; San Bernardino, CA; Palm Desert, CA; Moreno Valley, CA; Brentano’s: Sherman Oaks, CA; Atlanta, GA; Glendale Community College Bookstore and more. Featured Readings Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Griffith Park, LA; The Great Salt Lake Book Festival, SLC, UT; Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, CA, Frugal Frigate, Redlands, CA, Penelope’s Book Café Gallery, LaCanada-Flintridge, CA, Inland Empire Bookfest, San Bernardino, CA. The Desert Woman Newspaper Annual Book Lovers Luncheon, Palm Desert and return visits, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club Reading for Literacy Day, Palm Springs and Cathedral City, CA; “Three Faces of Tolerance” presented by The Glendale Coalition for Human Equality and The Friends of the Glendale Library; Teaching
UCLA Extension's Writers’ Program Instructor;
Awarded UCLA' Extension's Instructor Development Program
certificate March, 2005; founder/facilitator of the Glendale
Library Critique Group.
Workshops at bookstores like Penelope’s Café Books & Gifts;
Audioclass Series for Double Dragon Press. Amazon to Your
Advantage Audios for Authors' Coalition. Seminars for PEN USA
Emerging Voices program at Antioch University. Diamond Bar
book fair, Duarte book fair.
Events
Here's what people who have come to my events are saying. Won't you please join me at my next one? From a conference report by Tim Bete, Director of the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop. No attributions available--comments were made anonymously. From the 2006 Conference: "AMAZING! The most informative session of the convention." "Carolyn is enthusiastic and knowledgeable and seems very open to the people in her workshop both during the class and after." "Great presentation! The information was clear and well-presented. I came away from her class with a solid understanding of how to market myself as a writer, how to build a media kit and how to build on the information as resources grow." "Ms. Howard-Johnson is an exceptional teacher with superior organizational skills who presents tons of information in a easily digestible way and in a short time." "I learned more from this single session than I have learned any other workshop in my lifetime." "The woman really knows her stuff!" "This was by far the best session I attended. Jam packed with incredible information..." From the 2008 Conference: "Best session of the weekend. Very helpful with constructive suggestions." "I will take every class Carolyn has. She has such a practical eye and really understands the need of writers." "Very beautiful and gracious lady that was EXTREMELY helpful! This workshop was another one that offered solid, concrete help... "Carolyn gave hands-on specific information and advice that I can put to use in taking the next step in my writing career."
Writers and Authors! Please consider the classes Carolyn Howard-Johnson teaches at UCLA; If you'd like me to come speak at a writer's conference in your area, please let your program director know!Carolyn has been an instructor for the Writers' Program there since 2003 where she regularly receives exemplary student ratings. She has also presented at many writing conferences sponsored by US universities and served as guest speaker for university instructors like Eve Caram, a UCLA award-winning instructor and author of Goodbye Corpus Christi. She is proud of the Certificate of Completion she earned from UCLA's Instructor Development Program (2005) where both the master teachers and fellow instructors were outstanding! Find more about her her and her classes at http://www2.uclaextension.edu/writers/instructors.php?recordID=121 and more about the entire program at http://www.uclaextension.edu/writers. Coming:
Carolyn has signed books at three Book Expo America (BEA) tradeshows. This Is the Place in Chicago in 2001, The Frugal Editor at the Biblio booth (distributor) in New York in 2007 and in 2008, in Los Angeles in Ta Da!!!! The USA Book News booth for its award winners. The Frugal Editor won top billing in the publishing category. Carolyn Howard-Johnson will be one of the featured winners of the USA Book News' booth at BEA on Friday, May 30, at the nation's premier book event, Book Expo America. She will sign her USA Book News Award-Winning book, The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success in the USA Book News booths, #835 & #837 in the PMA Pavilion at 11 to 11:30 am. Make BEA reservations and get info about the event here: www.bookexpoamerica.com .
Watch for Carolyn's next class at UCLA here:
"I come away with inspiration and knowledge I never expected to glean (not to mention the extensive handout information)." ~ Michael J. Wallach, student and author, UCLA Weekend Promotion Seminar
Carolyn often is asked to be a guest speaker for other instructors:
Carolyn with UCLA Master Instructor Pam Kelly at her UCLA Extension class on speaking, May, 2008. She has also served as a guest for Eve LaSalle Caram who teaches for UCLA, Cal State University at Northridge and Los Angeles Community College. Eve is the winner of UCLA Writers' Program Best Instructor of the Year award. Letter with Evaluations from Pam's Class
Greetings Carolyn!
I just received the evals from my UCLA course.. . .19 had
something to say about the guest lecturers [you and two others]
- all in praise.
great addition to the class
inspiring
helpful
supportive
appreciated feedback
added to my satisfaction
knowledgeable, engaging
excellent and informative
great
gave outside perspective and brings real-life element to
class
very good speakers and real life experiences great
excellent, expertise
added a different and valuable dimension
Thank you so much for adding so much to this wonderful group of
speakers!
Pam Gilbreath Kelly
"Communicate Powerfully; Powerfully Create the Future!"
Pamela Kelly, UCLA Extension Master Teacher, Success Tracs Coach and Author of Award-Winning "Speak with Passion, Speak with Power!" Look for Courses - Sign up for Tip of the Month - Learn about Training and Coaching at www. pkelly.com. Pamela Kelly Communications. Call 562-599-1462. Carolyn Howard-Johnson also teaches at conferences, for fellowship programs and businesses. From Pen USA's 2007 Fellowship Program's Seminar on Promotion at Antioch University.
"Carolyn takes the
shame out of shameless self-promotion. Her Do-It-Yourself approach to
marketing quelled my technophobia and reassured me that I can and must
be my own publicist." ~
Alisha Westerman,
2007
PEN USA Emerging Voices Fellow The LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books Carolyn has been associated with the Authors' Coalition booth at the LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books since 2002. The booth is an effort to bring good books to readers and great opportunities to authors where they are exposed to some 130,000 avid book-lovers each year. Readers can learn more about the fair on this site, Authors' Coalition site or the LA Times site. Authors can find out how you can participate. We will soon be planning for 2009.
Y'All Are Invited to the Book Fair! Mark the last weekend in April for a fun, literary day at the fair. Readers and writers will find tons to do at our booth!
Sometimes Carolyn appears at fairs from afar with thanks to others who recommend her work. The slide below is from a presentation, 'Tame the Amazon" given by Grab the Queen Power author, Allyn Evans, at the Red Dirt Festival in Oklahoma.
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