Carla J. Curtis was born and raised in Springfield, Illinois. A few years after graduating from high school and a mother of a three-year old daughter, Carla took a bold step and moved to the Washington, D.C. area to begin a fresh new start in life. After ten years of fond memories, she moved back to the Midwest to be near family. 

Carla has held various positions while working for the state and federal (Capitol Hill) governments, at an independent school and she currently is a Contracts & Proposal Manager for a Fortune 500 financial services company. In addition to her work experiences, she is the author of “A Single Woman’s Parenting Journey: Survival Tidbits,” which was her first release. Although her book wasn’t completed and published until April 2001, the conception of it began in 1996, during a plane ride. Carla realized on this very plane ride that she would never be completely fulfilled until she pursued her dream of embarking on a literary career. Nevertheless, it wasn’t until a few years later that she put her fears aside and took her first real step towards venturing into the literary world. And, the rest is history. 

Her sophomore book, “Grip the Rope: Prayers for Single Mothers,” is a compelling book containing a prayer for each letter of the alphabet. Her books are non fiction and motivational, written from a Christian perspective for single mothers even though all women can be inspired from reading these wonderful bedside keepers. Carla has recently completed her first novella for a multi-authored anthology with four other best selling and award-winning contemporary and romance writers and is currently working on her first novel. She also thoroughly enjoys empowering others through her public speaking engagements.

Carla attended National-Louis University where she earned both a B.S. in Management (McLean, VA) and M.S. in Managerial Leadership (Wheeling, IL). Carla is the mother of one daughter and one granddaughter. She lives in a Northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois.