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:

This American Life ''This American Life'' (''TAL'') is an American monthly hour-long radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass. It is broadcast on numerous public radio stations in the United States and internatio ...

Episode 366 (2008) – A Better Mousetrap 2008

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the U ...

Health Section, My Turn (2008) "Shining hope for her son with Down syndrome"

Studio 360 ''Studio 360'' was an American weekly public radio program about the arts and culture hosted by novelist Kurt Andersen and produced by Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and ''Slate'' in New York City. The program's stated goal was to "Get inside the ...

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 Gettysburg College is a private liberal arts college in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1832, the campus is adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield. Gettysburg College has about 2,600 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women. ...

, an M.A. in English from Boston College, a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from

Brandeis University , mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = NECHE , president = Ronald D. Liebowitz , ...

and a certificate in Non-Fiction Writing from th
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
She has taught English and Writing at

Brandeis University , mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = NECHE , president = Ronald D. Liebowitz , ...

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

, The

George Washington University The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Chartered in 1821 by the United States Congress, GWU is the largest Higher educat ...

, The Graduate School, USDA and

Montgomery College Montgomery College (MC) is a public community college in Montgomery County, Maryland. Founded officially in 1946 as Montgomery Junior College, its name comes from the county in which it is located. The earliest start date that can be contribute ...

. 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)
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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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