I moved to the Bay Area in late 1998 from Houston to go to work for IBM. Big mistake. But maybe I wouldn’t have started writing again if I still had a job. Who knows? I did begin writing around 2003 thanks to Edie Matthews’ workshop and joined SouthBay Branch shortly thereafter. 

Short stories, poems and articles have been published in SBW Anthology - Who Are Our Friends? - 2009, Story Circle Journals and Anthologies 2008-2010, Sand Hill Review 2007, Celtic Women - Winter 2007 Newsletter, and SBW's WritersTalk newsletters.

Awards include:

• June 2010 - Frontiers in Writing, Amarillo TX. Honorable Mention – Short Story
• September 2009 – Winner California Writers Club South Bay Branch – Writers Talk -  Essay.
• June 2008 - Frontiers in Writing, Amarillo TX. Honorable Mention – Memoir
• September 2007 - Honorable Mention - 24-hour online short story contest
• June 2007 - Frontiers in Writing, Amarillo TX. 1st place and 3rd place - Short Story
• April 2007 - CWC South Bay Branch – Writers Talk. 1st place - Memoir/Short Story
• May 2006 - South West Writers, Albuquerque NM. 2nd Place - Short Story/Western

Current writing projects include a new novel (NANOWRIMO last November – 2009), a poetry chapbook and children's stories.

Other passions include painting – acrylics. (Member - Los Gatos Art Association since 2006. Honorable Mention Los Gatos Juried Art Show 2007). In the past I have played viola with various Bay Area groups.

It’s a fulfilling life, just wish it would bring in more money.

Visit my blog at http://carolyndonnell.wordpress.com .