Karen Lawrence
Canadian-American writer
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| Intro | Canadian-American writer | |
| Places | United States of America Canada | |
| is | Writer Novelist Poet | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 5 February 1951, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada | |
| Age | 73 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Biography
Karen Lawrence (born February 5, 1951 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian writer, who won the Books in Canada First Novel Award for her 1986 novel The Life of Helen Alone.
Lawrence was educated at the University of Windsor and the University of Alberta. At the time of her award win, she was residing in San Diego, California with her husband.
Her second novel, Springs of Living Water, was published in 1990. In addition to her novels, Lawrence released two poetry collections, and published several short stories in literary magazines.
Works
- The Inanna Poems (1980)
- The Life of Helen Alone (1986, ISBN 9780394552286)
- Springs of Living Water (1990, ISBN 9780394568089)