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Publicity & Appearances

Carolyn has appeared on hundreds of TV programs, radio stations--
both national and local--expos, book fairs, panels and more. Here is a partial list:

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;

Print Media

Glendale News-Press (LA Times Affiliate): Front Page, color picture, theme tolerance. March 16, 2001. Community Forum, March 19, Featured article with picture. Subject: Letters-to the editor response. LA Daily News: January 29, 2001. With picture. Subject: Quasi Memoir, never too late to follow a dream; Pasadena Star News & Associated Papers: Arts and Entertainment, Sunday Dec. 2, .Author revisits The Place..The Desert Woman. MAGAZINES: Nevada Woman, monthly magazine, Interview by Jon Bastian with picture. May 2001. UCLA Writers Quarterly, several issues, Ventura County Star, Interview by Lisa Osborne, May 2008;. Ventura County Star, Interview by Lisa Osborne, May 2008; both the Frugal Editor ; "Life's Little Banquets" (full page and cover), The Pasadena Weekly, June 26, 2008; and  the Frugal Book Promoter  and many more.

 TV

Coffee Break. WLTZ-NBC, interviewed by Kathy Anderson; Tape Available. .Gateways,. Glendale Cable, Interviewed by Ann Ransford, tape Available. Nationally syndicated .Connie Martinson Talks Books;. .Edna Talks,. Local Cable. Interviewed by Peter Kulevich, CBS2 Nightly News, Palm Springs, CA. TV .Gateways,. Glendale Channel 15, ½ hour interview, 2004": National Armenian TV, poetry reading. Also national commercial ad for Time Life CDs.

Radio

Joe Mazza Show. Syndicated 430 stations, 1 hour interview, return invitation to discuss my cookbook. .Jane Prince-Jones Show,. KFZO, Lubbock, TX and several return engagements. .The Don Russell Show,. WSTC/WNLK, Norwalk, CT. .Book Crazy,. KCTK960, Phoenix, AZ, Debbie Neckle Reviewer. KDSL Talk Radio, Salt Lake City, UT., Lyle Morris, interviewer, tapes Available. .Chuck Baker Show,. hottalk1460, Colorado Springs, CO. .The John Taylor and Jay Bailey Early Morning Show,. WORC1310, Worcester, MA. .The Nick D and Garry Lee Show., WGN, Chicago, IL. .The Jim Robey Show,. WCBC, Cumberland, MD. .The Evie Ybarra Show,. KVTA Ventura, Ca. three appearances. The Demitri Vassilaras Show, WWVA, West VA. .Prime Time Drive,. hosted by Steve Bowers, News-Talk 101.5 FM, Jackson, TN. .Talk with John Quintaine,. WJCW 910AM, Jonesborough, TN. Lee Mirabal Show, WSRadio. .News/Talk. with Harrell Carter, WNWs, 101.5 FM, Jackson, TN, and more. The Maxine Thompson Show, streamed on ArtistsFirst.com, VoiceofAmerica, archived at VoiceAmerica.com. "Lubbock in the AM," KFYO, multiple appearances, Business Dialogue, with Barry Allen, KFNX 1100; Beyond Words with Fran Halpern at NPR affiliated NPR affiliate, 88.3 in Ventura County & 102.3 in Santa Barbara County.

More than 100 online streaming shows.

Reviews

Library Journal, Midwest Review, The Book Reporter, USA Book News, Foreword, Sormag, The Jamaican Review. Web: Sime- Gen.com, Iuniverse.com, Terrashare.com, Themestream.com, Wordthunder.com and at least 100 other review sites. Interviews: Nevada Woman, TheWritersLife.com, National Assoc. of Women Writers; reviewed by Donna McCrohan Rosenthall for the Ridgecrest News Review, Jan. 2008; and hundreds of others, online and in print. .

Teaching

UCLA Extension’s Writers. Program Instructor from 2004 to present; Awarded UCLA Extension’s Instructor Development Program certificate March, 2005; founder/facilitator of Glendale Library Critique Group. Workshops, Panels at bookstores like Vroman’s in Pasadena; Audioclass Series for Double Dragon Press. Amazon to Your Advantage Audios for Authors’ Coalition, Pen USA Fellows speaker, Antioch University, two years. Guest Lecturer for UCLA Instructors Eve Caram, Pam Kelly. UCLA Career Day panelist, two years.

 Presenter Trade Shows , Expos, Book Fairs, Libraries

 Featured author/signing, SPAN booth;; 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.. Small Publishers of North America College (SPAN), Atlanta, GA; Romance Writers of America, Orange County Chapter, 2001, San DiegoChapter, 2007; Authors and Arts Series, Glendale City Public Library; The Monrovia City Library Speaker Series, American Women in Business, and numerous book discussion groups. Book Publicists of Southern California, 2006, 2008; American Board of Hypnotists Conference, Nevada’s Writer’s Conference, Dayton University’s Erma Bombeck Writers’ Conference (two separate conferences) , San Diego State University’s Writers’ Conference, West Hollywood Book Fair, 2005, 2007, Duarte Book Fair, Diamond Bar Book Fair, American Board of Hypnotists, Sinclair Lewis Writers’ Conference, Vroman’s Bookstore (Panel); Publishers and Writers of San Diego; Pen & Paper Symposium, Dayton, OH; Southern Book Fair, Nashville, TN, California Writers Club, Sierra Branch, Ridgecrest, CA;, Wisconsin Regional Writers’ Conference, 2010. Founder Roman Retreat with Eve Caram.

Retail Seminar Presenter

The California Gift Show; The LA Mart; California Marketing Center; National Stationery Show, 2010, 2011.

 Signings

Book Expo America back of hall, 2001, Chicago, Ill, June, Biblio booth, BEA, 2007, USA Book News booth, BEA, 2008. 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.

Carolyn Howard-Johnson speaking to the Book Publicists of Southern California in 2008. Subject? Making a book fair booth sizzle.

What People Are Saying
About
Carolyn's Events

From two conference reports by Tim Bete,
Director of the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop.
No attributions are available because comments were made anonymously.

From the 2006 Conference Report

"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 Report

"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."

Please join me at my next event!

Carolyn's UCLA Classes

Writers and Authors!
Please consider these classes ; 
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! Learn more about her her classes at http://www.uclaextension.edu.

Watch for Carolyn's next class at UCLA here:

Carolyn Howard-Johnson will teach a one-day seminar in book promotion including a planning a thrifty online campaign. The place?  UCLA Extension's Writers' Program on campus, of course. Mark August 7, 2010, on your calendar. Contact me at hojonews@aol.com for more information.

"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

Other Classes and Seminars

Sometimes Carolyn appears at events from afar.
With thanks to others who recommend her work.

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 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.

About The Author/Speaker

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. She gave her first speech as a professional at the age of 18 under that pseudonym to a high school assembly in Magna, Utah. Very scary, indeed. 

In high school she gave readings and participated in retold story events statewide.  One of Carolyn's many majors before settling on English Literature was teaching. For short stints she taught in Pittsfield, MA, and Glendale, CA at both the junior high and grade school levels. She is now an instructor for UCLA Extension's world-renowned Writers' Program and contacts seminars at writers' conferences and book fairs nationally, at retail and book tradeshows, and for writers clubs and other organizations including Toastmasters' groups.  

Carolyn has also appeared on more than 300 radio and TV shows to promote her novel, book of creative nonfiction, poetry chapbook and her HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. She has also appeared in commercial TV ads like Time-Life's CD infomercial and a print ad for Apple's new slim laptop.

Carolyn 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 her community's Character and Ethics award for her work promoting tolerance and was named to Pasadena Weekly's list of "San Gabriel Valley Women Who Make Life Happen."

 The author/speaker is author of a newsletter, "Sharing with Writers." She co-produces audios independently and with Tri-Studio.

Carolyn's Industry-Focused
Media Kits

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Links for media kits:

Resume focused on Carolyn's acting and modeling at LA Casting for photogaphers, casting directors, producers and others. (Agent Tag Models, 323-602-0344
Media kit focused on Carolyn's presentation skills for writers' conference, book fair program directors, and tradeshow planners.
Media Kit focused on Carolyn's writing for editors, producers, agents and Webmasters.
Media kit focused on Carolyn's retail industry experience as a writer, a speaker, and founder and owner of her own small chain of retail stores.

Click here to know more about Carolyn's Events, Appearances and Teaching.

Click here to know more about all Carolyn's  Published Works.

Click here for story ideas for the media.

Click here for Carolyn's first person essay, "Beating Time at Its Own Game."

Buy Links for Carolyn's Books

Great Fiction
Purchase THIS IS THE PLACE
and HARKENING at Amazon.

Great Poetry
Purchase TRACINGS (Finishing LIne Press) at Amazon.

Give the gift of poetry with a chapbook from Magdalena Ball's and
My Celebration Series
CHERISHED PULSE: Unconventional Love Poetry
IMAGINING THE FUTURE: Ruminations on Fathers and Other Masculine Apparitions
SHE WORE EMERALD THEN: Reflections on Motherhood
BLOOMING RED: Christmas Poetry for the Rational (Coming soon!)

HowToDoItFrugally Series for Writers
Purchase THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER
THE FRUGAL EDITOR
GREAT LITTLE LAST MINUTE EDITING TIPS FOR WRITERS
THE GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION BOOK PROPOSAL
 

Survive and Thrive Series of HowToDoItFrugally Books for Retailers
A RETAILER'S GUIDE TO FRUGAL IN-STORE PROMOTION
FRUTAL AND FOCUSED TWEETING FOR RETAILERS
YOUR BLOG, YOUR BUSINESS

Purchase audios for writers at Tri-Studio.

Most of Carolyn's books are also available for the Kindle reader.

Resources

Book Proposal Help

Former book acquisitions editor Terry Whalin says, "editors and publishers don't read manuscripts. They read book proposals. In Book Proposals That Sell: 21 Secrets to Speed Your Success, you learn the inside scoop to achieve your dreams." I highly recommend it.

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Promotion Services

You'll find direction in the Frugal Book Promoter for building your own media kit; if you choose not to build your own, the information there will make you a better partner for a publicist you might hire to help you. I recommend PressKit 24/7, the brainchild of publicists with over forty years' experience. We know the speed at which you need to work, and we know what it takes to get the media's attention. It was critical for us to be able to create professional online press kits for our own clients. So we understand what you need for yours.

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As You Browse...

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!

Endorsements

"You are what I describe as an energy-giver. So many people today are energy-drainers."
~ Dorothea Helms, Dayton University workshop attendee

Video Clips

Find TV/Video Clip with BestSeller TV Host Rey Ybarra  Here:

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• On MySpace

• On YouTube

• On Veoh

Presenter at These Conferences and Book Fairs (A Sampling)

Presenter at These Conferences and Book Fairs (A Sampling)

Presenter 2009

Presenter, 2008, 09, 10

Presenter, 2007

National Span College, 2002

Fellows presenter, 2007, 08

Co-sponsor and presenter, 2007, 08, 09, 10

Erma Bombeck Writers' Conference, 2006, 2008

Trailer for Retail Books

Published Works Almanac

Carolyn's Awards