{"product_id":"a-shared-and-sacred-space","title":"A Shared and Sacred Space","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; mso-hyphenate: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarol Lynn Stevenson Grellas\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in the Sierra Foothills (CA) and recently graduated with an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she received a merit scholarship. She is a twelve-time Pushcart Prize nominee and a seven-time Best of the Net nominee. In 2012, she won the Red Ochre Chapbook Contest for \u003ci\u003eBefore I Go to Sleep.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2018, her book, \u003cem\u003eIn the Making of Goodbyes, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; background: white;\"\u003ewas nominated for The CLMP Firecracker Award in Poetry, and her poem, “A Mall in California,” took 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e place for the Jack Kerouac Poetry Prize. In 2019, \u003cem\u003eAn Ode to Hope in the Midst of Pandemonium \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; background: white;\"\u003ewas a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Awards, and her recent book of poems, \u003cem\u003eEpitaph for the Beloved, \u003c\/em\u003ewas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; background: white;\"\u003e nominated for The Northern California Book Award. Her latest collection, \u003cem\u003eAlice in Ruby Slippers, \u003c\/em\u003ewas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; background: white;\"\u003e short-listed for the 2021 Eric Hoffer Grand Prize, awarded an honorable mention in the Poetry category, and featured in Sundress Publications’ \u003cem\u003eThe Wardrobe\u003c\/em\u003e's Best Dressed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; background: white;\"\u003eHer work can be found online and in print and has recently appeared in \u003cem\u003eMezzo Cammin \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eVerse Daily. \u003c\/em\u003eShe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; background: white;\"\u003ehas served as the Editor-in-Chief for \u003ci\u003eThe Orchards\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePoetry Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and Co-Editor-in-Chief for \u003ci\u003eThe Tule Review\u003c\/i\u003e and is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Sacramento Poetry Center. Her work has been included in the Saratoga Authors Hall of Fame, and according to family lore, she is a direct descendant of Robert Louis Stevenson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background: white; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 114 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (June 7, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43220583317566,"sku":"zwx1787287148259","price":14.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/0075\/8846\/files\/a-shared-and-sacred-space_1.jpg?v=1787287155","url":"https:\/\/www.dovewella.com\/products\/a-shared-and-sacred-space","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}