JOURNALIST
Carmen Goldthwaite is an Active Member of Western Writers of
America.
“...things western...”
“I enjoyed and appreciated your article about Rachel DeSpain.
It is very well written!" TCU Magazine—Ruth Fish, Hereford,
TX
“I
loved the story of “the Yellow Rose...you took me back to the
time.” Wild Women of the Old West.—Kathy Jackson, Archivist,
National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Museum
An associate member of
the Texas Press Association, Carmen’s column, Texas
Dames™ appears in a number of Texas’ community newspapers.
Newspapers subscribing to the weekly column of Texas women who’ve
charted new paths here also receive a complimentary seminar for
their staffs and correspondents. Texas Dames™ tells the
stories of Texas women who’ve pioneered—not just in settling the
land—but also in business, education, the arts, medicine,
engineering, science and community service.
The TCU Journalism graduate returned to her roots in
2006, teaching Media Writing in the Schieffer School of Journalism
for her alma mater. Today’s Texas Dames™ scribe reported
and wrote about schools and federal courts, city councils and state
prisons, play and book reviews, airline and union battles. Her
investigative reporting led to statewide awards and to syndication
with Scripps-Howard News Service. She continues her
membership in the Investigative Reporters & Editors association and
the Society of Professional Journalists.
Her newspaper career started on Texas weeklies around
Fort Worth and dailies in Brownwood, Midland and Odessa. Her
reporting career continued through Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston
metropolitan dailies before wooed to the political arena with a
Texas Congressman.
After stints in political and corporate speech writing, and
business, she returned to journalism, this time freelancing. She’s
written and reported for newspapers like the Fort Worth Star
Telegram—op-ed
articles, book reviews and a column—and Texas business stories for
The New York Times.
Editors & Publishers at the
Annual Texas Press Association Trade Show & Convention browsed through
the tales of Texas' newest column about women who've made a difference
in their communities and the state--Texas Dames.
MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITER
TRAVEL:
Known for patronizing back roads and local in
spots, Carmen Goldthwaite’s combined history with modern travelogues
for the likes of Fort Worth, TX magazine and American
Cowboy.
ROUND-UPS & TRAIL RIDES:
A plethora of stories about people
having fun and raising money for
good causes—“Trail Rides for REHAB” and livestock auctions (West
Texas Rehabilitation Center (http://westtexasrehab.org)—are
making their way into newspapers and magazines from the equestrian and
livestock publications to country music, quilting and country living
magazines.
HISTORY:
A fascination for the story
of people and places has taken this writer to semi-arid desert
ranches, coastal ranches, the mountains of West Texas
and the hills and
grasslands nearer to home. Carmen, a 7th generation Texan,
explores by car and horseback, by sailing vessels new and old (like
the Elissa at Galveston. When the terrain
offers, she’s out of the car with a backpack, a camera and a well-worn
pair of hiking boots.
Stories from these experiences
unwind in the pages of Western magazines such as True West (http://truewestmagazine.com),
Wild West (http://www.historynet.com)
and Persimmon Hill (http://cowboyhalloffame.org)
...just for fun...
SAILING:
Irreverent looks at coastal sailing
vs. inland lake sailing find a home with Latitudes & Attitudes.
