Cara Lockwood Benoit

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Location
Chicagoland, IL
School
University of Pennsylvania
Expertise
Perennials, Roses, Backyard Birds
  • Cara currently lives on .28 acres in Chicagoland, with a sprawling lawn that backs up to a creek, home to herons, Canadian geese, mallards, beavers, foxes, and much more.
  • She's always trying new ways to help her rose bushes bloom and to attract more hummingbirds and cardinals to the yard.
  • She comes from a long line of dedicated gardeners, including her grandmother, Mitsuye Tanamachi, whose former home in San Benito, Texas, boasted a lush garden featured on postcards.

Experience

Cara has been a freelance writer and novelist for twenty-five years. She writes under two names, Cara Lockwood and Cara Tanamachi (her maiden name), and won the 2024 Diverse Writers and Readers International Award for her novel, "The Second You're Single." She is a USA Today bestselling author of 40 books. Her first rom-com, "I Do (But I Don't)," was made into a Lifetime Original Movie. She also wrote the novelization of the Hallmark movie, "The Dater's Handbook," starring Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. Cara has written articles for Northwestern University, Miss Porter's School, the Dallas Morning News, and the Austin American-Statesman.

Education

Cara has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

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