2008 Gold Rush Writers Retreat

Karen Joy Fowler

Karen Joy Fowler
Nancy Farmer
Karen Joy Fowler is a critically acclaimed author of literary fiction, fantasy and science fiction. Her stories, often set in the 19th century, share a common thread of feminism and alienaton. Karen's best selling novel, The Jane Austen Book Club, has recently been made into a movie of the same name. Her other novels include Sister Noon and Sarah Canary.

Karen has also published four collections of short stories and edited four anthologies. She received the coveted Nebula award for her story, "What I Didn't See." In 1991, Karen joined with Pat Murphy to establish the James Tiptree Jr. Award. a literary prize for science fiction or fantasy that "expands or explores our understanding of gender."

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Sister Noon
Sister Noon

Jane Austen Book Club
Jane Austen Book Club

Sarah Canary
Sarah Canary
Sarah Canary
Wit's End

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