Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2017 | Page 509
Carol Ottley-Mitchell, Caribbean Author of Children’s Books, St.Kitts/Nevis
Carol Ottley-Mitchell describes herself as an island girl, having lived on her fair share of Caribbean islands over the years. She was born in Nevis; grew up in Jamaica, Trinidad, and St. Kitts; studied in Barbados; and married a St. Lucian. Her formal training and work experience are in business and IT, but no matter what she’s done, somehow Carol always gravitated to writing, whether it was writing code (yes, that is creative writing as well), business proposals, technical user manuals, or marketing materials. So, it was neither a stretch nor a surprise for her to discover that she really was in love with creative writing and today, she proudly has fourteen authored books under her belt.