Carolyn Yoder
As editor in chief of Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People; Calliope; Faces; and Odyssey from 1984 to 1994, Carolyn led all four magazines to receive numerous awards. Among the honors was the 1991 Educational Press Association of American Golden Lamp Honor Award won by Cobblestone.Carolyn is a writer and an editor for the New Jersey Historical Society and senior editor of history for Highlights for Children. From 1983 to 1996 she served as editor in chief and assistant publisher of Cobblestone Publishing, Inc., publishers of nonfiction magazines and books. She also served as the executive director of the New Hampshire Antiquarian Society. Carolyn writes frequently on historical subjects, research, and nonfiction writing. Her latest book, George Washington: The Writer, was published in 2003 by Boyds Mills Press. Carolyn earned a bachelor's degree in English from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in English from the University of Iowa. This is her ninth year as a Chautauqua faculty member.
