Carla Conti’s Book Awards

Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir is the award-winning debut by author Carla Conti. It's out now in hardcover, paperback, eBook, and author-narrated audiobook.
  • Chained Birds honored with 1st Place Nellie Bly Journalism Award

    April 30, 2025Chained Birds honored with 1st Place Nellie Bly Journalism Award
    A few weeks ago, when I traveled across the country for the Chanticleer International Book Awards in Washington State, I didn’t know the CIBAs would become my all-time favorite writer’s conference. My icing on the cake was winning a 1st Place Nellie Bly Journalism award for Chained Birds at the Saturday night, April 5, banquet. ...
  • Chained Birds wins the Feathered Quill Debut Author Award

    February 2, 2025Chained Birds wins the Feathered Quill Debut Author Award
    To say that book award season has been good to Chained Birds is an understatement! I’m humbled and honored that Chained Birds has been chosen as the 2025 Gold/1st Place winner by the Feathered Quill Book Awards Program for the Debut Author category. At the time of this blog post, the finalists for this award and ...
  • Chained Birds short-listed for CIBA’s 2024 Nellie Bly Book Awards

    January 23, 2025Chained Birds short-listed for CIBA's 2024 Nellie Bly Book Awards
    I am ecstatic to report that Chained Birds has been short-listed for CIBA’s 2024 Nellie Bly Book Awards! So naturally, I’ve done a deep dive into all things Nellie Bly … get ready for a primer. 😁 Sponsored by the Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs), this award recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding ...
  • Chained Birds ends 2024 with a makeover and some book awards

    December 30, 2024Chained Birds ends 2024 with a makeover and some book awards
    I’m not sure which is more exciting — getting a trio of book prizes for Chained Birds or my new gorgeous cover with a shiny fresh award sticker … do I have to choose? I’ll tackle my prizes first and say I have a lot of love for BestThrillers.com, Independent Book Review, and Literary Titan. I’ve ...

Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir is the award-winning debut by author Carla Conti. It's out now in hardcover, paperback, eBook, and author-narrated audiobook.
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