Background
Carla Damron was born on March 6, 1957, in Sumter, South Carolina, to Carl Edward, a radio station manager, and Katie C. Damron, a community theater director.
Carla Damron
1834 Wake Forest Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, United States
In 1979, Carla received a Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest University.
Columbia, SC 29208, United States
Carla received a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina in 1984.
1900 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte, NC 28207, United States
Carla received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte in 2011.
Carla Damron
1834 Wake Forest Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, United States
In 1979, Carla received a Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest University.
Columbia, SC 29208, United States
Carla received a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina in 1984.
Carla Damron and Vicky Saye Henderson
Carla Damron and Vicky Saye Henderson
Amy Impellizzerri, Barbara Claypole White, and Carla Damron
Carla Damron
Carla Damron
1900 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte, NC 28207, United States
Carla received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte in 2011.
(Keeping Silent is the first mystery featuring social work...)
Keeping Silent is the first mystery featuring social worker Caleb Knowles. In this updated version, we meet Caleb, a clinical social worker, as he tries to prove his brother innocent of murder.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AF2MZK6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i2
2001
(Social Worker Caleb Knowles' quiet Southern life is disru...)
Social Worker Caleb Knowles' quiet Southern life is disrupted by two horrendous crimes: Frances Callahan, a young nurse and mother of two, is found stabbed to death in front of her suburban home. Across town, a worker draws a gun and opens fire on his fellow employees. Caleb has a personal and professional connection to the murders: a good friend, Maggie Wells, lives near the murdered woman and now fears for her own safety. And, after a bizarre suicide attempt, the gun-wielding mill worker becomes Caleb's client. With the help of his brother, Sam, a deaf artist, Caleb uncovers the strange link between the two crimes in the form of another client: a disturbed teen age boy, the millworker's son. But Caleb's investigation into these events draws him into a dark, confusing world of drive-by shootings, gangs, and street drugs. And Caleb's efforts to protect his friend might just prove deadly-for Sam and for Caleb.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B5MOAFI/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i3
2005
(The Safe Harbor Center is supposed to be a sanctuary for ...)
The Safe Harbor Center is supposed to be a sanctuary for the homeless, but when a ruthless killer strikes, no one is safe. Social worker Caleb Knowles, immersed in the demanding work of housing, feeding, and counseling the colorful array of clients at Safe Harbor, is deeply concerned about the murders. It doesn't help that city officials blame the homeless and plan to use the killings as an excuse to close Safe Harbor for good. There's even talk of razing Zooville, a tent village that is home to some of Caleb's most vulnerable clients.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004X2HLXA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i1
2010
(Clawing chest pains and a fiery car crash take one life a...)
Clawing chest pains and a fiery car crash take one life and change the destiny of four others. The Stone Necklace braids together the stories of a grieving widow, a struggling nurse, a young mother, and a troubled homeless man, reminding us of the empowering and surprising ways our lives touch one another and how, together, we can recover from even the greatest of losses.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0178I2YZU/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0
2016
advocate novelist social worker
Carla Damron was born on March 6, 1957, in Sumter, South Carolina, to Carl Edward, a radio station manager, and Katie C. Damron, a community theater director.
In 1979, Carla received a Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest University, and a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina in 1984. She also received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the Queens University of Charlotte in 2011.
Carla worked as a mental health clinician, program manager, and administrator for thirty years before retiring and taking the position of Executive Director at the National Association of Social Workers, SC Chapter. In this "part-time" role she conducts trainings, organizes a large annual symposium, does member outreach, and most importantly, advocates for the needs of her profession and the clients the association serves. Carla Damron draws on her own experience as a clinical social worker in her novels.
Carla Damron is known as a prolific novelist and short story author. In 2000, she was given the "Outstanding Mental Health Professional of the Year" award by the state chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. In 2014, she was named the South Carolina Social Worker of the Year, and in May 2017, she was awarded the Pioneer Award by the University of South Carolina College of Social Work for her advocacy on the state and national level. Also, the same year, her The Stone Necklace became one of three finalists for the Women's Fiction Writer's Association Star Award for best novel.
(Social Worker Caleb Knowles' quiet Southern life is disru...)
2005(The Safe Harbor Center is supposed to be a sanctuary for ...)
2010(Clawing chest pains and a fiery car crash take one life a...)
2016(Keeping Silent is the first mystery featuring social work...)
2001Carla was a member of the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, National Association of Social Workers, National Alliance for the Mentally III, Mystery Writers of America and South Carolina Writers Workshop.
One way that Damron melds her two careers – mystery writer and social worker – is using her novels to fight stigma against people with mental illness. It’s no wonder that her novels are sometimes described as "Social Issues Mysteries."
On August 7, 1999, Carla married Jim Hussey, a public health professor.
