I’ll be teaching online classes via Writing Workshops and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival this spring. Upcoming ones:
I’m teaching a series for Writing Workshops: Building Interiority for Characters. In each one, we’ll look at a different strategy to create interior worlds for your characters.
Building Interiority in Characters Using Fantasies and Theories July 9, 7-9 pm EST via zoom:
Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more information these workshops, or if you want information on my writing coaching, private manuscript consults or help with MFA applications.
My novel, “Like Normal People,” was included in Susan Straight’s map of 1,001 novels to read to find the real America. You can see the list here. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-05-28/american-novels-1001-literary-geography-map-states
The New Order on list of 10 Titles to Pick Up Now in print edition of November O magazine
12 Oct 2018
The print issue of the November O magazine is out and features The New Order on a list of 10 Titles to Pick Up Now. Here’s are photos: