About

Native Italian Simona Carini is a poet, nonfiction writer, photographer and recipe developer.
She lives in Northern California with her husband.

Featured Work

Mint Tea

2016

Published in Redwood Writers’ 2016 anthology "Untold Stories from the Deep Part of the Well." It won third prize at the 2015 Redwood Writers’ Memoir Contest. Part of an ongoing collection of memoir pieces.

Other Works

  • A Redwood Tree’s Journey

    2015

  • The Blue Backpack

    2015

  • Through the Green Glass

    2014

  • The Egg Beater

    2013

Awards and Recognition

  • 2016 Association Of Food Journalists Awards, Best Non-Newspaper Food Feature category, second place
  • 2015 Redwood Writers’ Memoir Contest, third place
  • 2013 Redwood Writers' Memoir Contest, first place