Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas

Poet

El Dorado Hills, CA
California US

Author's Bio

Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas lives in the Sierra Foothills. She is a recent graduate of Vermont College of Fine Arts, MFA in Writing Program. She is an eight-time Pushcart nominee and a five-time Best of the Net nominee. She is the author of the following collections of poetry, “Epistemology of an Odd Girl”, March Street Press, “Hasty Notes in No Particular Order”, “Letters Under the Banyan Tree” and “The Wanderer’s Dominion,” Aldrich Press, “Breakfast in Winter,” Flutter Press, along with several chapbooks, “Litany of Finger Prayers,” Pudding House Press, “Object of Desire,” Finishing Line Press, “A Thousand Tiny Sorrows,” March Street Press, “The Butterfly Room”, Big Table Books, “The Nightly Suicides”, Kattywompus Press, “Things I Can’t Remember to Forget”, Prolific Press, and the winning chapbook in The Red Ochre Chapbook Contest, “Before I Go to Sleep”, along with her latest collections slated for publication this year with Main Street Rag, “An Ode to Hope in the Midst of Pandemonium“, “In the Making of Goodbyes”, Clare Songbird Press and “On the Edge of the Ethereal” Kelsay Books and Alice in Ruby Slippers, Aldrich Press

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Chronology (Tilt Press, 2010)
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Crazy Days (Vagabond Press, 2010)
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Best of Boston Literary Magazine (Big Table Publishing Company, 2009)
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Casting the Nines (Puddinghouse Press, 2009)
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Identity (Gold Wake Press, 2009)
Books:
Handful of Stallions at Twilight (Finishing Line Press, 2024)
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Alice in Ruby Slippers (Kelsay Books, 2021)
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Epitaph for the Beloved (Finishing Line Press, 2019)
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On the Edge of the Ethereal (Aldrich Press, 2018)
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An Ode to Hope in the Midst of Pandemonium (Main Street Rag, 2017)
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Epistemology of an Odd Girl (March Street Press, 2011)
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A Thousand Tiny Sorrows (March Street Press, 2010)
Chapbooks:
Litany of Finger Prayers (Pudding House Publications, 2009)
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Object of Desire (Finishing Line Press, 2008)
Journals:
Best Poem
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Boston Literary Review
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Dogzplot
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Flutter Poetry Journal
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joyful!
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ken*again
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Lucid Rhythms
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Madswirl
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Mississippi Crow
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Munyori Poetry Journal
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Poetry Friends
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Poetry Midwest
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Skyline Magazine
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Soundzine
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Spam
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Strong Verse
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The Battered Suitcase
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The Coachella Review
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The Dirty Napkin
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The Feathertale Review
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The Hiss Quarterly
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The Shine Journal
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The Smoking Poet
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Thick With Conviction
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Umbrella
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Word Catalyst Magazine
Prizes won: 

8 Pushcart Prize nominations, 5 Best of the Net nominations, Winner of the Red Ochre Chapbook Contest

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
SF
Raised in: 
Los Gatos, CA
California
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Last update: Mar 08, 2024