Angela Carter

Angela M. Carter is an author, poet, novelist, motivational speaker, spoken word performer, visual artist and advocate. She was born, and raised, in a Virginia farming town of less than 300 residents. Angela moved to England, for nearly five years, after receiving a one-month scholarship to study at the University of Bath. She returned to Virginia with a new-found confidence, and voice. Memory Chose a Woman’s Body (unbound CONTENT, 2014) is a poetry memoir, which spotlights the effects of the silences endured after abuse, neglect and depression.

Angela is a 2014 Pushcart Prize nominee, nominee for the 2015 Virginia Library Literary Award (poetry), and has been featured in a multitude of venues, including The KGB Club in Manhattan and Busboys and Poets. Her publications include Silver Birch Press, Deep Water Literary Journal, Whurk, Vox Poetica, Premiere Generation Ink, City Lit Rag, The Word Ocean, Worst Week Ever, Our Stories Untold, Gutsy Living, and several anthology publications. She is an advocate of the healing ability of the arts. Angela M. Carter resides in Harrisonburg, VA and has many upcoming speaking engagements relating to abuse and depression awareness. She believes silence is not golden. www.authorangelamcarter.com