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Carla Conti

Award-Winning True Crime Author

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🏆Carla is the award-winning true crime author of CHAINED BIRDS. Her next book THE JACKLIGHTER is out in 2026. 📣
Enjoying this year’s 39th Annual @penn_writers con Enjoying this year’s 39th Annual @penn_writers conference in Lancaster, making new friends and meeting keynote author-speaker @chuck_wendig … much more fun to come, including my #TrueCrime workshop this afternoon!
✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year ✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest with my fellow Sisters in Crime author @James McCrone author ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 #SkippackBookFest @jamesmccrone4 #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict Delaware Valley Chapter Sisters In Crime @Sisters In Crime #BookFestival @MontCo Book Fest - PA @montco_book_fest
✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this week’s revi ✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this week’s reviewer for the kind words on #ChainedBirds. Your support means the world to an indie author like me! ✍️✨ Read it here: https://amzn.to/3YnBNY4 #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #Bookstagram #Bookthreads #BookReview #CarlaConti
🌸 🌼 🌺 Happy Mother's Day! I was just gifted this l 🌸 🌼 🌺 Happy Mother's Day! I was just gifted this lovely satin MOTHER pillowcase, found in a treasure bin at a vintage textile shop in northeast Philly. Collectibles like this were given by soldiers & sailors during wartime ... my favorite line: "The greatest friend I ever had." 🥹 🥰 ✨ #MothersDay
📣 The public is invited to the @penn_writers Book 📣 The public is invited to the @penn_writers Book Festival and author signings during this year's conference (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). I'm giving a workshop on #TrueCrime and will be signing copies of #ChainedBirds—hope to see you there! 👏 Authors & Writers Register here for the conference 👉 https://bit.ly/4aHPWGD #WritersConference #TrueCrime #Pennwriters
✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and prese ✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and present a "True Crime Uncovered" workshop at the 39th Pennwriters Conference (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/4aHPWGD @penn_writers #WritersConference #TrueCrime #Pennwriters
✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year ✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest with my fellow Sisters in Crime author @james.mccrone ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 ✨ #SkippackBookFest #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict Delaware Valley Chapter Sisters In Crime @Sisters In Crime #BookFestival @montco_book_fest
✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to @BestThrillers ✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to @BestThrillers for the kind words on #ChainedBirds. So proud of my award! Your support means the world to an indie author like me! ✍️✨ Read it here: https://amzn.to/3YnBNY4 #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #Bookstagram #Bookthreads #BookReview #CarlaConti
📣 The public is invited to the @penn_writers Book 📣 The public is invited to the @penn_writers Book Festival and author signings during this year's conference (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). I'm giving a workshop on #TrueCrime and will be signing copies of #ChainedBirds—hope to see you there! 👏 Authors & Writers Register here for the conference 👉 https://bit.ly/4aHPWGD #WritersConference #TrueCrime #Pennwriters
✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and prese ✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and present a "True Crime Uncovered" workshop at the 39th Pennwriters Conference (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/4aHPWGD @penn_writers #WritersConference #TrueCrime #Pennwriters
🍦📚 TOMORROW! Join my fellow mystery, crime, & thri 🍦📚 TOMORROW! Join my fellow mystery, crime, & thriller authors and me at this @Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop iScream event! (Held offsite.) I'll be signing copies of my #TrueCrime memoir #ChainedBirds—hope to see you there!✨ @mechmystbkshp Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop #BookSky 📚💙 #Crimemoir
✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year ✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest with my fellow Sisters in Crime author @James McCrone author ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 #SkippackBookFest @jamesmccrone4 #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict Delaware Valley Chapter Sisters In Crime @Sisters In Crime #BookFestival @MontCo Book Fest - PA @montco_book_fest
✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this week’s revi ✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this week’s reviewer for the kind words on #ChainedBirds. Your support means the world to an indie author like me! ✍️✨ Read it here: https://amzn.to/3YnBNY4 #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #Bookstagram #Bookthreads #BookReview #CarlaConti
🍦📚 Can't wait to mingle with readers and authors a 🍦📚 Can't wait to mingle with readers and authors at this @Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop iScream event, where I'll be signing copies of my True Crime Memoir #ChainedBirds—hope to see you there!✨ @mechmystbkshp Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime #Crimemoir
🎉 I'm honored & thrilled to present "True Crime Un 🎉 I'm honored & thrilled to present "True Crime Uncovered" at the 39th Pennwriters Conference (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/4aHPWGD @penn_writers #WritersConference #TrueCrime #Pennwriters
📣 The public is invited to the @penn_writers Book 📣 The public is invited to the @penn_writers Book Festival and author signings during this year's conference (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). I'm giving a workshop on #TrueCrime and will be signing copies of #ChainedBirds—hope to see you there! 👏 Authors & Writers Register here for the conference 👉 https://bit.ly/4aHPWGD #WritersConference #TrueCrime #Pennwriters
Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day with a win-win! This Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day with a win-win! This Saturday and Sunday, get FREE SHIPPING on all orders at Bookshop.org. 📚✨ It’s the perfect time to grab your copy of CHAINED BIRDS while supporting local indie shops. Every purchase makes a difference! Shop here: https://bookshop.org/a/117036/9798999460134 @bookshop_org #IndieBookstoreDay #TrueCrime #ChainedBirds
✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and prese ✨ I'm thrilled to return for my 2nd year and present a "True Crime Uncovered" workshop at the 39th Pennwriters Conference (May 15-17, Lancaster PA). Registration is OPEN—grab hotel rooms while you can and mark your calendars! 📆 Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/4aHPWGD @penn_writers #WritersConference #TrueCrime #Pennwriters
✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year ✍️ 📚 Looking forward to signing books at this year's Montco Book Fest with my fellow Sisters in Crime author @james.mccrone ... Join us in charming Skippack, PA & pick up our page-turning #Thriller and #TrueCrime reads 👋 ✨ #SkippackBookFest #ChainedBirds #BastardVerdict Delaware Valley Chapter Sisters In Crime @Sisters In Crime #BookFestival @montco_book_fest
✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this week’s revi ✨📖 It’s Wednesday! Huge thanks to this week’s reviewer for the kind words on #ChainedBirds. Your support means the world to an indie author like me! ✍️✨ Read it here: https://amzn.to/3YnBNY4 #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #TrueCrime 📚⚡️ #Bookstagram #Bookthreads #BookReview #CarlaConti
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Author Carla Conti is a proud member of these writers' groups: Delaware Valley Chapter of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, International Association of Crime Writers - North American Branch, The Authors Guild, and Mystery Writers of America - New York Chapter.

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