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| First Name | Carol Marie |
| Last Name | Cram |
| Member Since | April 29, 2014 |
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| Branch Affiliation | Metro Vancouver (includes Victoria) |
| Website | www.carolcram.com |
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| Bio | Carol M. Cram is the author of The Towers of Tuscany and A Woman of Note, both published by Lake Union Publishing. Carol’s third novel, The Muse of Fire, will be released in late 2017 by Kindle Press. Before switching her focus to writing fiction full time, Carol enjoyed a career as an educator and textbook author. For two decades, she was an instructor of business communications and computer applications at Capilano University in North Vancouver and facilitated business writing seminars for numerous corporate and government clients. She is also the author of over 50 textbooks on business communications and software applications for Cengage Learning in the United States. She holds a BA in English Language and Literature from Reading University in the UK, a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education from Durham University, an MA in Drama from the University of Toronto, and an MBA from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh. She lives on Bowen Island near Vancouver, Canada, with her husband, west coast artist Gregg Simpson. |
| Publications | The Towers of Tuscany, Lake Union Publishing, 2014 A Woman of Note, Lake Union Publishing, 2015 The Muse of Fire, Kindle Press, 2017 Numerous textbooks on business communications and computer applications for Cengage Learning (1996-present) |
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| Awards | The Towers of Tuscany received the 2016 Chaucer Award for historical fiction pre-1750 and A Woman of Note won First in Category in the 2016 Goethe Award for historical fiction post-1750. Both novels were awarded Editor's Choice by the Historical Novel Society in the UK.. |
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| Genres | Educational, Erotica, Freelance, Gay & Lesbian, Parenting, Travel |
| Available For | Readings, Presentations, Workshops, Book Club Meetings, Speaking Engagements |
| Services Offered | Book Reviews, Corporate Writing, Editing, Freelance Writing, Manuscript Reading & Consultation, Web Content |