Carmela A. Martino
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Carmela Martino teaches writing workshops at the College of DuPage and the Hinsdale Center for the Arts and is available for speaking engagements. Her work has also been published in anthologies, including: ”I Fooled You: Ten Stories of Tricks, Jokes, and Swicheroos”, ”And the Crowd Goes Wild! A Global Gathering of Sports Poems”, and ”Chicken Soup for the Soup: Teens Talk High School, 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning for Older Teens”.
“Playing by Heart”r | ””’Rosa, Sola””’ r | *”Totally Feminine Genius Generations Book Club” recommended title for mother/daughter book clubs for girls ages 11 and upr | *Best Books of the year, Bank Street College of Education r | *Catholic ARTS AND LETTERS AWARD, 2018 r | *Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval | *Finalist, Young Adult Category, American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Carol Awards, 2018r | *INSPYs longlist nominee in “Literature for Young Adults” category, 2018 r | *Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award for Outstanding Young Adult Fiction, 2018 r | *Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards Gold Medal winner in the Young Adult Historical Category, 2018 r | *Second Place, Young Adult Romance category, Write Touch Readers’ Awards, 2018r | *Semi-finalist, Chanticleer Book Reviews Dante Rossetti Book Award for Young Adult Fiction, 2018 r | *Silver Medalist, “Books for Teenagers” category, Wishing Shelf Book Awards, 2017 (voted on by teen readers in England)r | *Third Place, Books for Teens & Young Adults Category, Catholic Press Association Book Awards, 2018 r | *Top Ten First Novels for Youth, Booklist, 2006 r | r
Playing by heart / | Rosa, sola /