About the Author
Celaine Charles is a multi-genre author who lives in the Pacific Northwest where she teaches elementary school by day. By night, she writes fantasy fiction, poetry, contemporary romance shorts, and blogs about her writing journey on Steps In Between.
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Seam Keepers,Young Adult Fantasy, Wild Rose Press, May 2021
First Place YA/Sci-fi - Moonbeam Children and Young Adult book awards, 2021
Third Place Paranormal, NEST (National Excellence in Story Telling), 2022
Shortlisted by Chanticleer International Book Awards
Dream Keepers,sequel to Seam Keepers, Wild Rose Press, September, 2025
Midnight Meet-Ups, collaborative book of short stories by three authors, 2025
Stained Glass Secrets and Star Wishes, Wild Rose Press, November 2022
Finalist Paranormal Short Story, Central Region Oklahoma Writers NEST
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Three Hearts Stitched, Egret Lake Books, January 2024, a full length poetry collection expressing three voices of adoption…birth mother, adopting family, and child.
Colors Collected, Palmetto Publishing, August 2019, inspired by her 2018 online series which won;
Best New Series, Channillo Awards, 2018
Best Continuing Series, Channillo Awards, 2018
Best Poetry Series, Channillo Awards, 2018
Featured in; Tupelo Press 30/30 Challenge Project, Best Poetry, Dime Show Review, Kingdoms in the Wild, Nine Muses Poetry, Spillwords press, The Seattle Star, and The Sunlight Press, among others
Celaine was a poetry finalist in the PNWA Literary Contest, July 2017.
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Established in 2017, Steps in Between has been a place for Celaine to document her writing journey, share helpful tips, advice, and articles for other writers and creators.
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Since 2019, 100% of the proceeds from her Channillo series is donated to an organization helping families and children experiencing homelessness.
She also leads poetry workshops in PTSA-funded school visits to celebrate National Poetry Month for the past 5 years.
What keeps this artist going?
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Lots of love and support from her family, friends, and an extensive writing community
With regaurds to her writing critique group, the PNWA, Storyteller Academy, her freelance editor Christine Grabowski, publishing editor Eilidh MacKenzie from The Wild Rose Press, and publishing editor Tess Jones from Egret Lake Books, not to mention her amazing beta-readers.
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Motivation
Fueled by allergy-free dark chocolate, coconut milk lattes, and a cozy writing desk. When Celaine isn’t writing, she is usually reading, watching movies, or hiking and walking in her beautiful home of Washington State. She takes a million pictures on every venture, as nature is always her muse.
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Giving Back
For the last five years she’s led poetry workshops in PTSA-funded school visits to celebrate National Poetry Month. She loves helping writers of any age or stage in their writing process.