Austin Carty

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Name: Austin Carty
Age: 24
Occupation: Model, Author, Actor
Hometown: High Point, NC
Tribe: Tribe
Status: Active

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Austin Carty was born and raised in High Point, North Carolina. He studied three years at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he played Division One soccer while studying speech communications and public speaking.

Carty is currently an established author (he is signed with a literary agent based in New York City). In 2003, his first novel, Somewhere Beyond Here, was published. His agent is currently shopping his two subsequent novels, Storm of Fireflies and Grays' Sacrifice. He supplements his income with modeling for print and commercial advertising. He has previously worked in retail, as a waiter and as a bartender.

Carty enjoys writing, reading, playing guitar and piano. His favorite sport is soccer. He describes himself as charismatic, humorous and genuine. He believes his athleticism, strength and intelligence will help him become the Sole Survivor. Carty's hero is his grandfather. He says if he can one day secure half of his grandfather's faith and integrity, he'll consider his life a success.

Carty is currently single and residing in High Point, North Carolina. He is very proud of his sister, Elizabeth, who is currently Miss United States Teen. His birth date is April 29, 1981.

Austin Carty is the twenty-two year old Author of Somewhere Beyond Here. He resides in High Point, NC, where he was born and raised. Carty spent his collegiate days playing soccer at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Here he wrote numerous short stories, essays and newspaper articles, but never quite found the time to pursue his true dream: writing a novel. After leaving Liberty in the spring of 2002, Carty moved to Atlanta, GA, where he pursued a modeling and acting career. Not knowing anyone in Atlanta, and finding himself with a vast amount of downtime, Carty decided it was probably, now or never. He sat down at his computer in August of 2002, and now, more than a year later, his dream has come to fruition. After having finished the novel, Carty has realized that writing is indeed his true passion. With his rough manuscript in hand, he moved from Atlanta back home to High Point, NC- a move he considers to be the best decision of hislife. Carty has spent the last several months editing and reediting the novel and has now finally deemed the project 'complete.' In the meantime he has been blessed enough to appear on the critically acclaimed television show 'One Tree Hill,' and has had the opportunity to model for various national and international campaigns such as Hanes Underwear, John Deere and General Tire. Now, Carty is marketing Somewhere Beyond Here and praying for the best. He says, 'Even if the book flops, it will always be a very special project for me. The book is dedicated to my mother, and is based on a promise I made her when I was a little boy. I have already been overly compensated for the work I put into this book, just by the look I saw on her face when I handed her my rough manuscript. And for those of you who are taking the time to read my story and browse my sight- I can't thank you enough. May the Lord bless you all.'

The Kinston Free PressAustin Carty of High Point, 22-year old author of his self-published book, 'Somewhere Beyond Here,' will sign copies of his book from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Book Depot in Kinston.As a child, Carty went to see the 1986 animated film, 'An American Tail,' with his mother, Mausty Carty.She made him promise that one of the movie's songs, 'Somewhere Out There,' always would be their song.When he heard the song after her death, he said, 'I could know she was looking down on me from heaven.'That promise was Carty's inspiration for the book.The novel centers on an elderly man who made a similar promise and his coming to grips with lessons of love and loss and rekindling his faith in God.At 5, Gray Taylor promised his mother she always would be his 'best girl.' When he is 32, Gray's father and sister die in a horrible accident; he is dumped by his fiancé; and his mother is on life support with cancer, and Gray is responsible for deciding her fate. He is bitter toward life and God. Carty attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., for three years, where he played soccer for the school's Division 1 program. He moved to Atlanta to pursue a modeling and acting career, booking a part on the Warner Brothers Network's show, 'One Tree Hill' and modeling for Hanes, John Deere and General Tire. Carty's dream always has been to be a novelist and hopes 'Somewhere Beyond Here' will be a springboard toward picking up a major publisher.'Even if the book only enjoys limited success, it always will be a special project for me because it is based on a promise I made my mother when I was a little boy and is more than anything, a gift for her,' Carty said.He plans to finish his last year of school of Guilford College beginning in the fall of 2004.

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