CAROLYN DAHL

Dates at Hedgebrook
August  2005 (Cedar Cottage) 

Genres
Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Other (art books)

Publications and Productions

• Transforming Fabric: 30 Creative Ways to Paint, Dye, and Pattern Cloth. Krause Publications (2004). 
• Natural Impressions: Taking an Artistic Path through Nature. Watson-Guptill Publications (2002). 
• “Touched by Flowers,” Quilting Arts Magazine. #21 (2006).
• “Blind Drawing,” Women United Anthology. Mayor's Summit (1999).
• Quilting Ideas Magazine.  Better Homes & Gardens (1994). 
• Quilting Today Magazine. Chitra Publications (1992). 
• Fiberarts Magazine. Interweave Press (1989). 
• TimeSlice Anthology. Mutabilis Press (2005). 
• Suddenly IV Anthology. Stone River Press (2001). 
• Texas Poetry Calendar. Flying Cow Productions (2004, 2003, 2002, 2001). 
• Sojourn. University of Texas (2001). 
• Suddenly III Anthology. Martin House Press (2000). 
• Houston Poetry Festival Anthology. Houston Poetry Festival (1998). 
• Echoes for a New Room. Brown Rabbit Press (1998). 
• Collaborations Anthology. Women in Visual and Literary Arts (1998). 
• "Zebra Hands," Rice University and Women in Visual and Literary Arts (1998).  

Honors, Awards and Acknowledgements

• Essay Finalist, Helen Keller Foundation Competition, 2006
• Writer's Residency, Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow, 2004. 
• Playwrighting Workshop, selected by Edward Albee, University of Houston, 2000. 
• Nonfiction Award, Texas PEN Competition, 2000. 
• Educational and Cultural Opportunity Grant, Women in the Visual and Literary Arts, 2000. 
• Juror, Houston Poetry Festival, 2000. 
• Essay Semi-Finalist, New Millenium Magazine Essay Competition, 1999. 
• Honorable Mention, Women's Play Festival, 1999. 
• Educational Grant, Texas Commission on the Arts and the Cultural Arts Council of Houston, 1997. 

Short Bio
Carolyn Dahl is both a writer and an artist. She is the author of nature printing books:  Natural Impressions, Taking an Artistic Path through Nature, and Transforming Fabric. Currently, she's writing a memoir that chronicles her journey from a singer and actress to her career as a writer and artist. When Carolyn isn't working on her memoir, painting in her studio, or appearing on television (Home and Garden TV and PBS), she raises monarch butterflies in her kitchen and sets them free in her garden. 

Contact Information
Dahlstudio@aol.com
www.carolyndahlstudio.com