C. S. Kjar

C. S. Kjar is an award-winning author who lives out west where the antelope, deer, and bison play. Her last name is pronounced "care" which she loves. It reflects her care and passion for creating good books for readers to enjoy and as a reminder that in life, as in her books, caring for one another makes all the difference

Her books are about small-town people who face big decisions they wish they didn't have to make, but in the end, they are stronger for it. The stories have elements of mystery, sweet romance, and are fun and light-hearted, with touches of humor and wisdom. Her books are a reminder that love and hope are the greatest possessions of in life.

Carol has always enjoyed the writing process and worked for many years as a technical writer/editor for government agencies. When she retired, she found her next career: fiction writing. This opened up new worlds to explore and gave her imagination the freedom to run rampant. She loves to help other writers and speaks at writer conferences about self-editing and keeping the writer fire going. When she has spare time, she loves to read, visit with friends and family, make sun tea and pizza, and travel to new places.

Her cozy mystery, Walkers on the Run, won the 2025 National Excellence in Story Telling and was a finalist in the National Book Awards in 2026. Finding Love in the Snow placed fourth in the 2023 National Excellence in Story-Telling competition and was a finalist in the romance category of the American Writing Awards in 2022. The Secrets of the Clock was an Awards Finalist in the 2018 National Book Awards. Her short stories have won awards in various competitions and have been included in several anthologies.