Carla Conti
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Carla Conti

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Carla Conti is the award-winning author of the true crime memoir CHAINED BIRDS: A CRIMEMOIR, a prison abuse exposé about justice and survival in federal prison. It took her ten years to write as she balanced the safety of the story participants (including herself) in this tell-all thriller of prison gang hit orders and corrupt officials.

CHAINED BIRDS has won multiple 2025 national and international book awards, including Best Crimemoir by AudioBookReviewer (for her author-narrated performance), 1st Place in True Crime from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Winner in True Crime from the Indie Reader Discovery Awards, Silver in True Crime from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY), and a 1st Place Nellie Bly Journalism award from the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

Carla's "author's cut" edition of CHAINED BIRDS includes 20+ never-before-seen photos, sketches, and prison artwork. The new edition also includes a teaser for her next true crime book: THE JACKLIGHTER: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains. Newsletter subscribers can also read a sample of THE JACKLIIGHTER for free. Visit the author's blog at CarlaJeanConti dot com to sign up for the newsletter, and also to view extra stories, videos, etc. related to her books.

Carla lives near Philadelphia with her husband, who supports her true crime habit ... Go Birds!
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