Karen Sosnoski (born November 30, 1964) is an American author, radio contributor, and documentary filmmaker.

Career

Sosnoski is working on a novel, Rosemary's Models, about the intimate secrets, hopes, and fears that cause men, women, and even children to plunge hopefully into artistic relationships with a wood engraver, craving, and in some cases commissioning her unsettling vision. This literary fiction is inspired by the real art o
Rosemary Feit Covey
Sosnoski's stories have been featured by:

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Episode 366 (2008) – A Better Mousetrap 2008
Los Angeles Times
Health Section, My Turn (2008) "Shining hope for her son with Down syndrome"
Studio 360
Episode 926 (2008) – WALL-E, Waterfalls, Batman

Episode 311 (2006) – A Better Mousetrap
Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Identity Theory, decomP, Word Riot, The Chaffey Review, Camroc Press Review, Yellow Mama, The LA Times, Poets and Writers, The Washington City Paper, and Bitch, among others. Her article, "Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace: The Filming of Wedding Advice," is published in the anthology
Thinking Straight, edited by Chrys Ingraham (Routledge Press, 2004).
Sosnoski holds a B.A. from Gettysburg College, an M.A. in English from

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

, a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University and a certificate in Non-Fiction Writing from th
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
She has taught English and Writing at Brandeis University, Georgetown University, The George Washington University, The Graduate School, USDA and Montgomery College. Karen was awarded an Avid Film Camp editing grant to direct the editing of her the documentary film Wedding Advice: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace (2002) from June through September, 2001. The film was screened at 18 film festivals and is being distributed b
Berkeley Media, LLC.

Blog

Karen Sosnoski's Psychology Today Blog – "Imperfect Offerings"

Radio

Episode 366 – A Better Mousetrap 2008 (2008)
* Studio 360
Episode 926 – WALL-E, Waterfalls, Batman (2008)
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Episode 311 – A Better Mousetrap (2006)

Reporting

"LOOK3, The Nature Conservancy, and Tim Laman’s Birds of Paradise" - The Nature Conservancy (February 2013)"Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital" - The Nature Conservancy (February 2013)"The River Runs Through Us" - The Nature Conservancy (February 2013)

Creative Writing

* ttps://www.romper.com/p/betsy-devos-confirmation-jeopardizes-everything-my-son-has-worked-for-in-school-35560 “DeVos' Confirmation Would Ruin My Son's Future” - (Romper 2017)
Charlie" - Boundoff Audio Magazine (November 2010)

Surviving" – Yellow Mama (February 2010)

Word Riot (November 2009)

The Chaffey Review (Fall 2009)
print only/not available online
off the Cross" – Identity Theory (webzine) (October 2009)

* ttp://www.camrocpressreview.com/2009/09/karen-sosnoski.html"Special Days" – Camroc Press Review (2009)
hope for her son with Down syndrome" – Los Angeles Times (2008)

of Tumor" – Washington City Paper (2006)Ills" – Washington City Paper (2006)
* "Todd Parr, Author of Our Family Bible" – Alternatives to Marriage Project (2004) no longer available online

Film

Wedding Advice: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace (2002)

Podcasts

Charlie" - Boundoff Audio Magazine (November 2010)Word Riot (November 2009)

References

*"Artist captures cancer victim's journey" – The Roanoke Times (October 2009) no longer available online
Rosebud Film and Video Festival – Washington City Paper (March 2002)

External links

This American Life

Studio 360Los Angeles TimesWashington City PaperBerkeley Media, LLC
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