Nomination / Soul Seeds: Revelations & Drawings / Nominated for Pushcart Prize (2008).

Poetry Contest / The Beat Museum / San Francisco, CA.
Carolyn won honorable mention for her poem, "What Seekers Strive for..." (2007).

Interview / Monterey Peninsula College / Monterey, CA.
Carolyn was interviewed by Monterey Peninsula College student Sarah Booth for her art and women’s studies class (2006).

Short Story Contest: 101 Words / Monterey County Weekly / Monterey, CA.
Carolyn’s short story, "Already Alone" won first place in the Monterey County Weekly 2nd annual short story contest. Her stories, "God for Company" and "Lisa Fleur" won honorable mention (2006).

International Who’s Who in Poetry and Poetry Encyclopedia / International Biographical Centre / Cambridge, England (9th Edition 1999).

Guest Eulogist / Allen Ginsberg Memorial Service / Wadsworth Theater / Los Angeles, CA (1997).

Guest Speaker at the Albert Hoffman Foundation / Asilomar Conference Center / Pacific Grove, CA (1995).

Interview / The Crossing Press / Freedom, CA.
Carolyn was interviewed for Mavericks of the Mind: Conversations for the New Millennium, by David Jay Brown & Rebecca Novick (1993).

Guest Speaker / UCLA & UCSC / Los Angeles, CA, Santa Cruz, CA.
Carolyn was a Guest Speaker on panels at UCLA & UCSC after publication of Mavericks of the Mind: Conversations for the New Millennium with such speakers as Dr. Timothy Leary, Dr. John Lily and Laura Archera Huxley (1993/1994).