Fun facts about Carole Marie:

1. Her hair caught fire in Mexico.
2. A Costa Rican millionaire wanted to marry her.
3. When she was 7 years old, she lived in a house with no plumbing or electricity.

Carole Marie Shelton writes wholesome, adventurous, family-friendly books for children. Her stories often include themes of friendship, sacrifice, the importance of family, and courage.  

She is the award-winning author of middle grade novel, Cosmic Chaos (Ashberry Lane, 2015) and forthcoming picture book, Sasquatch Loves Bacon Day (Clear Fork Publishing). She is a graduate of Institute for Writers, a certified ghostwriter, and a graduate of the Children’s Book Academy.

Her fave children’s books:

• Matilda, by Roald Dahl
• Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis
• Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
• The Candymakers, by Wendy Mass
• The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl

She squeezes in writing time between work hours and caring for her four children, ages 16 to 25. She enjoys baking for her family, growing flowers, photography, and dark chocolate. Carole Marie and her family live in a charming historic town in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, often go on hiking adventures, read books, and explore the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Her favorite topics to research for writing:

• Constellations/Astronomy/Outer Space
• Ancient History
• Anything strange, mysterious, or unusual (eg: cryptozoology, Nephilim)
• Dinosaurs

Memberships:

• SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators)
• CCW (Cascade Christian Writers)
• Serious Writer Academy
• Rate Your Story
• CBI (Children’s Book Insider)

Writing Awards & Accolades:

• Cosmic Chaos – Semifinalist, Book of the Decade, Serious Writers, 2022
• Communion on the Moon (manuscript) – Finalist, Children’s Picture
  Book, Cascade Awards, 2020
• Prayer is my SuperPower! (manuscript) – Finalist,
  Children’s Picture Book, Cascade Awards,
  2020
• Can Pirates Celebrate Advent? (manuscript) – Finalist, Children’s
  Picture Book, Cascade Awards, 2019
• Cosmic Chaos – Finalist, Children’s Fiction, USA Best Book Awards,
  2016
• Cosmic Chaos – Finalist, Children’s Fiction, Author’s Talk About
  It, 2016
• Cosmic Chaos – 1^st place, Children’s Fiction, Bookvana
  Awards, 2016
• Cosmic Chaos – Honorable Mention, Children’s Fiction, Purple
  Dragonfly Book Awards, 2016
• Cosmic Chaos – Honorable Mention, Children’s Fiction, San Francisco
  Book Fest, 2016
• Cosmic Chaos (manuscript) – Finalist, Children’s Fiction, Cascade
  Awards, 2013
• Kuma, the Royal Stallion (manuscript) – 1^st place,
  Children’s Picture Book, La Belle Lettre, 2007
• Where Should I Sleep (manuscript) – 3^rd place,
  Children’s Picture Book, La Belle Lettre, 2007
• The Angel – 2^nd place, Poetry, ACE Regional Convention,
  1989
• Little Children of Today – 3^rd place, Poetry, ACE
  Regional Convention, 1989

Book Publications:

• Sasquatch Loves Bacon Day!, picture book fiction, Clear Fork
  Publishing, Coming soon!
• Cosmic Chaos, Middle Grade science fiction, Ashberry Lane
  Publishing, 2015

Contributions:

90 Days in the Psalms Devotional, 2019

Magazine Publications:

• A Shaggy Situation, article, Eternal Encouragement
  magazine, 2011
• Temper to Tranquility, article, Eternal Encouragement magazine,
  2011

Newspaper Article:

Santa Claus, short fiction, Modoc County Record, 1984

Certification:

Lynne Klippel’s Ghost Writing Academy, Certified Ghost Writer, 2013

Education:

• Children’s Book Academy, 2020
• Institute for Writers, Two Year Course Diploma, 2018

Completed Courses/Conferences:

• Serious Writer Intensive – Children’s Writing & Marketing 2021
• Tim Grahl’s Book Launch Program 2021
• Inkers Con 2021
• Children’s Book Academy Picture Book Course 2020
• Children’s Book Academy Middle Grade Course 2020
• Building Platform 101 2020
• OCW Summer Conference 2019

Other:

• Cascade Awards Judge 2022
• Children’s Book Academy Assistant 2021