Karen Palmer
Karen Palmer is the author of two novels, All Saints and Border Dogs (Soho Press); other work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, Kalliope, and the Denver Post. The recipient of an NEA fellowship, she's also received a Pushcart Prize and grants from the Colorado Council on the Arts. She teaches for both Lighthouse Writers and the UCLA Extension Writers' Program.
Karen's Web site can be found at www.karenpalmer.com.
Education
B.A. English Literature, University of California at Los Angeles, 1983.
Publications
Border Dogs, a novel; Soho Press, October 2002.
All Saints, a novel; Soho Press, November 1997.
Short fiction in The Kenyon Review, Kalliope, and Fiction Monthly; non-fiction in Alchemy and The Denver Post.
Editorial and Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Independent workshops in Colorado, Oregon, and Washington.
Freelance editing of book-length fiction and non-fiction for publishing houses in New York, Boston, and Honolulu.
Awards
2004 Pushcart Prize for story published in Kenyon Review.
National Endowment for the Arts 2000/2001 Creative Writing Fellowship.
Colorado Council on the Arts 1997 COVisions Award.
Colorado Council on the Arts 1993 Creative Fellowship in Literature.
First Place Another Chicago Magazine 2002 short story competition [award declined--a cautionary tale--if anyone asks, I'm happy to spill]
Finalist for the 2003 Colorado Book Award [Border Dogs]
Finalist for the 2003 Spur Award [Border Dogs]
This instructor has the following classes scheduled:
From Detail to Big Picture and Back: Navigating Your Book - starting 06/07/2008