About Carmela
Hi Everyone,
I've been writing for years, with modest success as a freelancer for newspapers and magazines. Then I went back to school and got an MFA in Writing at Vermont College. While in the program, I started a middle grade novel that I eventually sold to Candlewick Press. Rosa, Sola was published in 2005. I'm plugging away at several different projects right now. I also post regular at our ... More
Carmela's Blog: borse prada - Recent Posts
| 4/4/2012 | Celebrating the Pleasures of Poetry with Young Readers (and Writers!) (2 Comments )
 As I mentioned on Friday, I am "Out and About" this week, for two days of school visits where we're "Celebrating the Pleasures of Poetry." Yesterday, I gave 3 grade-level presentations to kindergartners, first-graders, and second-graders. It's... Read the rest of this post |
| 4/2/2012 | Answers---We Have 'Em (I Hope!) (0 Comments )
One of the reasons we began this blog was to give other authors the opportunity to ask us about their own writing dilemmas. So today's writing puzzler comes to us from reader Barbara Gold. I am writing a middle... Read the rest of this post |
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| Carmela's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books 1 - 4 from Carmela's published works Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. 2011 Children's Writer's And Illustrator's Market Author: Carmela A. Martino Contributor: Carmela A. Martino |
All Ages | 08/09/2010 | |
| 2. I Fooled You: Ten Stories of Tricks, Jokes and Switcheroos Author: Johanna Hurwitz Contributor: Carmela A. Martino Illustrator: Tim Nihoff |
N/A | 03/09/2010 | |
| 3. 2010 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's and... Author: Alice Pope Contributor: Carmela A. Martino |
All Ages | 08/24/2009 | |
| 4. Rosa, Sola Author: Carmela A. Martino |
N/A | 08/09/2005 | |
| Books Recently Added to Carmela's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books 1 - 4 of 136 from Carmela's bookshelf, View all 136 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. Death at La Fenice: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery Author: Donna Leon |
Adult | 5/6/2012 | |
| Carmela tagged as: I read | |||
| 2. Inside Out and Back Again Author: Thanhha Lai |
Ages 9-12 | 4/2/2012 | |
| Carmela tagged as: I read | |||
| 3. Between Shades of Gray Author: Ruta Sepetys |
N/A | 4/2/2012 | |
| Carmela tagged as: I read | |||
| 4. Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go Author: Les Edgerton |
Adult | 2/14/2012 | |
| Carmela tagged as: I read, Inspired me | |||
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Comment by Jill Starishevsky on 5/12/2011 8:05:57 PM:
Hi Carmela,
Last month I appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show regarding the book I wrote and self-published. Oprah discusses the importance of teaching children to tell someone if they are being abused. Tell a parent, tell a teacher, tell a police officer.
Please share the clip w... more
Last month I appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show regarding the book I wrote and self-published. Oprah discusses the importance of teaching children to tell someone if they are being abused. Tell a parent, tell a teacher, tell a police officer.
Please share the clip w... more
Comment by Diana Levin on 10/20/2010 12:17:00 AM:
Its a pleasure to meet you Carmela
Its a pleasure to meet you Carmela
Comment by Peggy Archer on 1/9/2010 12:17:50 PM:
Hi Carmela! Thanks for your blog help. :)
Hi Carmela! Thanks for your blog help. :)
Comment by Debbie Dadey on 11/9/2009 1:17:45 PM:
Thanks Carmela. Isn't it strange that I didn't know before hand? Are authors always the last to know?
Thanks Carmela. Isn't it strange that I didn't know before hand? Are authors always the last to know?
Comment by Debbie Dadey on 9/9/2009 8:19:34 AM:
Thanks Carmela. I'll check out http://gottabook.blogspot.com/
Thanks Carmela. I'll check out http://gottabook.blogspot.com/
Comment by Debbie Dadey on 9/4/2009 7:49:44 AM:
Okay, yoiu are way too techy for me. My daughter (16) doesn't want me to join facebook.
Okay, yoiu are way too techy for me. My daughter (16) doesn't want me to join facebook.
Comment by Debbie Dadey on 9/4/2009 7:44:36 AM:
I see you have the same post on your blob as on JacketFlap. Do you just copy and paste? I don't know how these things work, but I have a blog on my website.
I see you have the same post on your blob as on JacketFlap. Do you just copy and paste? I don't know how these things work, but I have a blog on my website.
Comment by Debbie Dadey on 9/4/2009 7:43:18 AM:
Teaching authors is great!
Teaching authors is great!
Comment by Debbie Dadey on 9/3/2009 7:46:49 AM:
Hi Carmela, I'm trying out JacketFlap! I'm so proud of myself, but realize I'm way behind. Hope your writing is going well, Debbie Dadey
Hi Carmela, I'm trying out JacketFlap! I'm so proud of myself, but realize I'm way behind. Hope your writing is going well, Debbie Dadey
Comment by Sheila Welch on 3/24/2009 4:12:05 PM:
Hi, Carmela,
I am trying to catch up -- or at least run after -- all the great things offered on the Internet. I probably won't be very active but at least I'm here today. Thanks for contacting me. I'm happy to be one of your official friends.
Sheila
Hi, Carmela,
I am trying to catch up -- or at least run after -- all the great things offered on the Internet. I probably won't be very active but at least I'm here today. Thanks for contacting me. I'm happy to be one of your official friends.
Sheila
Comment by Bruce Black on 2/12/2009 10:41:51 AM:
Always good to bump into you... in virtual space if not on Michigan Ave. Great to find you on Jacketflap.
Always good to bump into you... in virtual space if not on Michigan Ave. Great to find you on Jacketflap.
Comment by Jill Westberg McNamara on 5/26/2008 11:07:26 AM:
thanks for recommending me, Carmela. Took me long enough to register. Now, I suppose, I'll need to find some sort of picture. And that bio. Ahhh!
thanks for recommending me, Carmela. Took me long enough to register. Now, I suppose, I'll need to find some sort of picture. And that bio. Ahhh!
Comment by Manuela Pentangelo on 3/7/2008 5:01:45 AM:
Ciao :)
Ciao :)
Thanks for friendship:)