Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas Member Member since 2007

poet, mother, jimmy lover

Poetry

Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas is a recent graduate of Vermont College of Fine Arts with an MFA in Writing. In 2012, her chapbook, Before I Go to Sleep, won the Red Ochre Press Chapbook contest. In 2019, her chapbook An Ode to Hope in the Midst of Pandemonium was a finalist in the Eric Hoffer Book Award. In 2021, her collection Alice in Ruby Slippers was short-listed for the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize and received Honorable Mention in the poetry category. She has served as editor-in-chief for both The Orchards Poetry Journal and Tule Review. A thirteen-time Pushcart Prize nominee and seven-time Best of the Net nominee, her work has been published or is forthcoming in several notable journals. She is a former member of the Board of Directors for The Sacramento Poetry Center and Women’s Wisdom Art. She recently received a certificate of achievement from the California Writers Club and was named Centennial Poet for her contribution to their 100-year celebration.