It’s official: THE JACKLIGHTER: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains launches October 27, 2026, the Tuesday before Halloween—and I have four bookstore signings lined up so far 🎃 I’ve known about the launch date for a while, but thought I would make a joint announcement of the pub date and bookstore events … at some point. I’ve...
Carla Conti’s Writers’ Conferences and Author Events
One of the highlights of this year’s Pennwriters Conference in Lancaster, PA, was recording a special podcast episode for the BookSpeak Network. I was thrilled to sit down with podcaster Tory Gates—author, broadcaster, and host of The Brown Posey Press Show—for an all-Pennwriters edition of the podcast. Tory is a veteran of nearly four decades in broadcast radio, currently...
The 39th Annual Pennwriters Conference — Lancaster, PA | May 15–17, 2026 There’s something about a roomful of writers that recharges me every time. The 39th Annual Pennwriters Conference, themed The Writer’s Path, brought a swarm of authors, poets, and storytellers to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for three days of workshops, craft conversations, and a Lord of the Rings costumed social...
Looking ahead to 2026, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be presenting a workshop called True Crime Uncovered at the 39th Annual Pennwriters Conference in Lancaster, PA, May 15-17, 2026! This is a particularly meaningful opportunity for me, as I first attended the conference this past spring as a debut author still finding my way in the publishing world....
I am SO jazzed to be appearing on three author panels at this year’s Killer Nashville Writers’ Conference, followed by book signings of Chained Birds after each one in the Killer Nashville Bookstore! Fun fact: all bookstore signings are open to the public 👏 So if you’re a crime fiction, thriller, or true crime fan in Nashville next weekend,...