Karen Lawrence (born February 5, 1951, in
Windsor,
Ontario)
[''International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004''. Routledge, 2003. . p. 319.] is a
Canadian writer, who won the
Books in Canada First Novel Award for her 1986 novel ''The Life of Helen Alone''.
["Lawrence captures $3,000 literary prize". '']The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'', April 3, 1987.
Lawrence was educated at the
University of Windsor and the
University of Alberta.
["Ex-Windsor writer wins top award". '' Windsor Star'', April 3, 1987.] 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.]["Windsor native takes small town's measure". '' Windsor Star'', April 6, 1991.] 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, )
*''Springs of Living Water'' (1990, )
]
References
1952 births
Living people
20th-century Canadian novelists
20th-century Canadian poets
Canadian women novelists
Canadian women poets
Canadian women short story writers
Canadian expatriate writers in the United States
Writers from Windsor, Ontario
20th-century Canadian women writers
20th-century Canadian short story writers
Amazon.ca First Novel Award winners
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