CaRaina LaDena Austin
CaRaina LaDena Austin is a Pine Bluff native through and through. She was born and raised in Arkansas, and graduated from Pine Bluff High back in 2019. Her passion for writing kicked off way earlier, when she was 13 years old. Even without any formal experience, she’d craft little, short stories to read aloud to her beloved grandmother, Betty Jones. Sadly, Betty passed away in 2020, but her grandfather Ray Jones was always in her corner too, encouraging her to keep chasing that dream until his passing in 2024.