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Carla Conti

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Carla Conti is a former journalist and author of the award-winning true crime memoir CHAINED BIRDS: A CRIMEMOIR, a prison abuse exposé about justice and survival in federal prison. It took her ten years to write as she balanced the safety of the story participants (including herself) in this tell-all thriller of prison gang hit orders and corrupt officials.

CHAINED BIRDS has won multiple 2025 indie book awards, including 1st Place in True Crime from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Winner in True Crime from the Indie Reader Discovery Awards, Silver in True Crime from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY), and a 1st Place Nellie Bly Journalism award from the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

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Chained Birds: A Crimemoir

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Carla Conti to Present “True Crime Uncovered” at 2026 Pennwriters Conference

Looking ahead to 2026, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be presenting a workshop called True Crime Uncovered at the 39th Annual Pennwriters Conference in Lancaster, PA, May 15-17, 2026!

This is a particularly meaningful opportunity for me, as I first attended the conference this past spring as a debut author still finding my way in the publishing world. The organization’s support and resources he

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Carla Conti wrote a new blog post Carla Conti to Present “True Crime Uncovered” at 2026 Pennwriters Conference Looking ahead to 2026, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be presenting a workshop called True Crime Uncovered at the 39th Annual Pennwriters Conferen Read more of this blog post »
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Carla Conti liked Lyndsay Fiorentino's review of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir: "A great story, had me hooked from the beginning. Always love a good true crime story. I was given a complimentary copy of the book from the author via voracious readers only."
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Carla Conti liked Kelli's review of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir: "Chained Birds is an extraordinary fusion of investigative journalism and memoir a raw, fearless, and deeply human account that pulls readers into the brutal underworld of prison life and systemic injustice. Carla Conti’s writing is sharp, immersive, " Read more of this review »
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Carla Conti liked Randal White's review of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir: "Chained Birds is the story of a young Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate, Kevin. After being involved in an assault at the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Kevin's case is picked up by an idealistic attorney, Scott. Scott then brings the author, Carl" Read more of this review »
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Carla Conti made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Requesting help updating book edition - dashboard giving me errors topic " Hello lovely librarian volunteers ... I seem unable to update my book details to the 3rd edition, although in typing this message, my current edition ...more "
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