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THE TWAIN MEET IN LOCAL WRITER; GREENSBORO NATIVE CARL CARLSON WINS THIRD PLACE FOR HIS ENTRY IN THE ANNUAL MARK TWAIN WRITING COMPETITION.(PEOPLE & PLACES)

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From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)
Date: 20011111
Author:Brown, Jennifer Atkins

Byline: JENNIFER ATKINS BROWN Staff Writer

GREENSBORO -- Though 19-year-old Carl Carlson enjoys literature, especially the works of Mark Twain, he's never thought of himself as a writer. It turns out he's better with the pen then he gives himself credit for.

Carlson placed third in the Mark Twain Writing Competition "A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage," sponsored by the Buffalo (N.Y.) and Erie County Public Library. He competed with more than 90 entries in the Young Writers Category - International Division.

The competition challenged writers to create an ending for ...

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