{"id":442,"date":"2023-01-13T20:48:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carladamron.com\/?page_id=442"},"modified":"2023-12-18T17:22:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:22:11","slug":"media-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/media-news","title":{"rendered":"Media &#038; News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"442\" class=\"elementor elementor-442\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-755f5a17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"755f5a17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71a4f61a\" data-id=\"71a4f61a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8dcf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf8dcf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Press Release<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f4280d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71f4280d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To download a copy of the press release for\u00a0<em>The Orchid Tattoo,\u00a0<\/em>please click <a href=\"http:\/\/carladamron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Press-Release-for-Carla-Damron-and-The-Orchid-Tattoo-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3270f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e3270f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Announcements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045d564 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"045d564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>My short story &#8220;Twenty Dollars&#8221; is a finalist for the Principal Foundation National Short Story Contest, hosted in collaboration with The Center for Fiction. Read the press release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.principal.com\/about-us\/news-room\/news-releases\/principal-foundation-announces-national-short-story-contest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, and my short story &#8220;Twenty Dollars&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/short-edition.com\/en\/story\/short-fiction\/twenty-dollars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">So proud to be a part of the Jasper Project family! Check it out <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1em; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/jasperproject.org\/jasper-writes\/carla-damron?fbclid=IwAR2U4Br0fQ58GvAK_dQKXGu1iQMPjioo0SImHlzrEAyYz3LZ5Jzby0bLyGM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">.<\/span><\/li><li>My flash-fiction piece, &#8220;Delilah,&#8221; has been short-listed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pulpfictional.com\/results\">Pulpfictional Flash Fiction contest<\/a>. Congrats to all short and long-listed titles!<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe3125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afe3125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interviews with Carla<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3431b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3431b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=MN415-Vl6Pw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1929a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1929a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/80feaf27-2363-44e2-af07-ad723b57e9af\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J7rttRZe-lk9qsU2ip43o0g5-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J7rttRZe-lk9qsU2ip43o0g5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J7rttRZe-lk9qsU2ip43o0g5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J7rttRZe-lk9qsU2ip43o0g5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J7rttRZe-lk9qsU2ip43o0g5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J7rttRZe-lk9qsU2ip43o0g5-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J7rttRZe-lk9qsU2ip43o0g5.png 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3993c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3993c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Author Express Podcast Episode 35: Carla Damron Explores How Fiction can Make a Difference. Listen <a href=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/80feaf27-2363-44e2-af07-ad723b57e9af\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d02b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34d02b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/gsmc-book-review-podcast-episode-407-interview-with\/id1123769087?i=1000610141064\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BOOK-REVIEW-PODCAST-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-566\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BOOK-REVIEW-PODCAST-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BOOK-REVIEW-PODCAST-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BOOK-REVIEW-PODCAST-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BOOK-REVIEW-PODCAST.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3f0d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3f0d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GSMC Book Review Podcast Episode 407: Interview with Carla Damron. Listen <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/gsmc-book-review-podcast-episode-407-interview-with\/id1123769087?i=1000610141064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef3af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cef3af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/209-carla-damron-the-orchid-tattoo-joey-pinz\/id1583997438?i=1000610661051\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-01-at-10.20.34-AM-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-567\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-01-at-10.20.34-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-01-at-10.20.34-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-01-at-10.20.34-AM.png 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2c5eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e2c5eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#209 Carla Damron: The Orchid Tattoo | Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations. Listen <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/209-carla-damron-the-orchid-tattoo-joey-pinz\/id1583997438?i=1000610661051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8272c97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8272c97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?fbclid=IwAR36MfEo-ljKGu6gCM2hx29_iWN8rehTpPcgSoEmUKL4TWAoCWbNrKe6NBs&amp;v=-blrcInc3uQ&amp;feature=youtu.be&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2753e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0c2753e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=e4qYa0KacNw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636af6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"636af6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=k3wyEF-rIKw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df0f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8df0f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0qlLvbOlVvKGYsbVO6NcBW\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IntralingoLogo2020-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IntralingoLogo2020-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IntralingoLogo2020-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IntralingoLogo2020-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IntralingoLogo2020-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.carladamron.com\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IntralingoLogo2020.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3ed3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b3ed3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Intralingo World Lit Podcast. Listen <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0qlLvbOlVvKGYsbVO6NcBW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>Interview with Literary Titan: &#8220;An Incredibly Lucrative And Cruel Crime.&#8221; Read <a href=\"https:\/\/literarytitan.com\/2023\/03\/13\/an-incredibly-lucrative-and-cruel-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2899bb14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2899bb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News &amp; Media Features<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74de1b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74de1b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Shoutout South Carolina (November 29, 2023): <a href=\"https:\/\/shoutoutsouthcarolina.com\/meet-carla-damron-novelist-social-worker-advocate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Carla Damron | Novelist, Social Worker, Advocate<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Black Lawrence Press (November 21, 2023): <a href=\"https:\/\/blacklawrencepress.com\/alumdamron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manuscript Consultation Program Alum: Carla Damron<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Carolina News &amp; Reporter (March 16, 2023):\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/columbia-author-delves-into-mental-health-human-trafficking-in-her-latest-crime-novel\/\"><span style=\"color: #6f62a4;\">Columbia author delves into mental health, human trafficking in her latest crime novel<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>A Blue Million Books Blog (September 30, 2022): <a href=\"https:\/\/blacklawrencepress.com\/alumdamron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manuscript Consultation Program Alum: Carla Damron<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Southern Literary Review (September 20, 2022): <a href=\"https:\/\/southernlitreview.com\/reviews\/the-orchid-tattoo-by-carla-damron.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Orchid Tattoo&#8221; by Carla Damron<\/a><\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>The pages of Carla Damron\u2019s The Orchid Tattoo (Koehler Books, 2022) whiz by so fast, so easily, I have to say it is one of the best nail-biters I\u2019ve read in a while. Not only that, this well-crafted thriller features a smart, likeable hospital social worker\u2014Georgia Thayer\u2014as protagonist. She is pitted against a human trafficking ring. In short, The Orchid Tattoo is a great read with a social message.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>\u2013Donna Meredith for the Southern Lit Review<\/p><p><strong>Jasper Project (August 25, 2022): <a href=\"http:\/\/jasperproject.org\/jasper-magazine-online\/l9j33hfl8sh58bay2ex92llmystkhf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia Author Carla Damron&#8217;s New Fiction Deals with the Fight Against Human Trafficking<\/a><\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>Advocate for human trafficking survivors pens thriller with a message of awareness and vigilance<\/p><\/blockquote><p>\u2013Jasper Project<\/p><p><strong>Columbia Star (July 14, 2022): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecolumbiastar.com\/articles\/local-author-delves-into-human-trafficking-in-thrilling-new-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local author delves into human trafficking in thrilling new novel<\/a><\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>Award-winning author and social worker Carla Damron, named by NAMI as an Outstanding Mental Health Professional of the Year, uses fiction to address social justice issues, and her latest release is no exception. Emotion-driven, The Orchid Tattoo ( Koehler Books, September 6, 2022) is one part of Damron\u2019s work as an advocate for human trafficking survivors and people with mental illnesses.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>\u2013Contributed by Serena Vasudeva<\/p><p><strong>The State (May 18, 2017): <a href=\"https:\/\/account.thestate.com\/paywall\/subscriber-only?resume=151221347&amp;intcid=ab_archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia author selected as finalist for national writing award<\/a><\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>Carla Damron was named as a finalist in the 2017 general category Star Award for the Women&#8217;s Fiction Writers Association&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote><p><strong>Cola Daily (February 7, 2016): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coladaily.com\/lifestyle\/one-book-initiative-gathers-community-to-read-together\/article_e4321cd9-0ff9-5af2-a759-95e5b1a626bd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Book initiative gathers community to read together<\/a><\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>Carla\u2019s book was very local, very identifiable, and something that we thought would really invigorate the community in terms of reading<\/p><\/blockquote><p>\u2013Clo Cammarata, Richland Library Programs Manager\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Columbia Voice (December 2, 2015): <a href=\"https:\/\/columbiavoice.org\/years-of-social-work-motivate-columbia-writer-damrons-novels\/\">Years of social work motivate Columbia writer Damron\u2019s novels<\/a><\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>I want to entertain, but if I can raise awareness too, I\u2019m happy<\/p><\/blockquote><p>\u2013Carla Damron<\/p><p><strong>National Association of Social Workers Blog (February 2012 Edition): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialworkblog.org\/nasw-news-article\/2012\/02\/chapter-leader-aims-to-recharge-chapter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Damron Aims to Recharge Chapter<\/a><\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>Carla Damron may have retired after working for 31 years as a social worker in mental health, but she is staying busy as an advocate and educator for the profession&#8230; As an NASW chapter leader, Damron said she hopes to reinvigorate members and rally them to fight state budget cuts that could hurt agencies that employ social workers. The South Carolina chapter has about 1,000 members.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>\u2013By Greg Wright, NEWS contributor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release To download a copy of the press release for&nbsp;The Orchid Tattoo,&nbsp;please click here. 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