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Media Mentions for Carla Conti and her debut Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir

Media Mentions for Carla Conti and her debut Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir

The CHAINED BIRDS book trailer that appeared at the Next Generation Indie Book Awards reception in Philadelphia June 27, 2025

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🏆Carla is the award-winning true crime author of CHAINED BIRDS, now re-launched with 20+ new images. Her next book THE JACKLIGHTER is out in 2026. 📣

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In my latest Substack I share two prison assault v

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In this week's Substack … 🎥 Chained Birds has

🎥 Honored to be a finalist in the @Page Turner

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✴️ Having a lot of fun this weekend at the @Ki

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✴️ Nashville, here we ARE!✴️

🕵️‍♀️🔎 I’m thrilled to be part of tomorrow's @KillerNashville Writers' Conference panel on LEARNING FROM TRUE CRIME alongside these incredibly talented authors! We’ll dive into the fascinating world of true crime storytelling and how it shapes our world views. 🗝️ 📚

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✨📖Excited to Share My Memoir-Writing Journey!

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Carla Conti

Carla Conti is an award-winning true crime journalist, storyteller, and prison reform advocate. Her debut book, Chained Birds: A Crimemoir, won multiple 2025 national book awards, including 1st Place in True Crime from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Winner in True Crime from the Indie Reader Discovery Awards, Silver in True Crime from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY), and a 1st Place Nellie Bly Journalism award from the Chanticleer International Book Awards. Carla lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, who tolerates her true crime habit.

Carla Conti
https://carlajeanconti.com/author/chainedbirdstorygmail-com/
Page Turner Awards: Chained Birds has movie potential!
Carla Conti
https://carlajeanconti.com/author/chainedbirdstorygmail-com/
AudioBookReviewer on Chained Birds: an “eye-opening” exposé and “captivating” author narration
Carla Conti
https://carlajeanconti.com/author/chainedbirdstorygmail-com/
Killer Nashville Writers’ Conference, here I come!
Carla Conti
https://carlajeanconti.com/author/chainedbirdstorygmail-com/
Announcing: An “Author’s Cut” Chained Birds re-launch with 20+ new images