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Teaching course for SUNY Stony Brook MFA program Spring 2022

Posted on January 10, 2022 by karen

I’m excited to teach a course, “From Realism to Surrealism to Speculative: Developing Strangeness in Your Work” for the MFA program at SUNY Stony Brook this spring. Details here. https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/southampton/mfa/cwl/courses_spring_2022

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“The Shame Exchange” in anthology, “Twenty Twenty: A Stories on Stage Anthology.”

Posted on June 28, 2021 by karen

My short story, “The Shame Exchange,” which first appeared in The Yale Review, will be reprinted in a new anthology, “Twenty Twenty: A Stories on Stage Sacramento Anthology,” including stories inspired by the year 2020. You can buy the anthology … Continue reading →

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Drexel University Literary Festival May 18

Posted on May 13, 2021 by karen

I’m excited to participate in the Drexel University Literary Festival on May 18, via Zoom. I’ll be doing a reading at 12:30 EST, and then doing a short lecture at 2 pm. Here’s an article about it and the Zoom … Continue reading →

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Teaching classes through the Iowa Summer Writing Festival Online

Posted on March 2, 2021 by karen

I’m happy to be teaching classes through the Iowa Summer Writing Festival Online starting in March. I’ll be teaching weekend and longer courses. You can find out more information here.

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Interview for SUNY Stony Brook’s Bookends blog

Posted on January 30, 2021 by karen

I talk to the Bookends blog about the revision process. You can read the interview here.

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“The New Order” on list of “9 Political Novels Feminists Should Read”

Posted on December 22, 2020 by karen

Bitchmedia lists “The New Order” as one of 9 Political Novels Feminists Should Read to Understand Our Current Chaos.” You can read the whole list here.

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A new story, “Helicopter,” appears in Air/Light magazine

Posted on December 14, 2020 by karen

My story, “Helicopter,” appears in the launch of Air/Light, a new journal published by USC. You can read the story here.

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Faculty Mentor in Alma College’s new low-residency MFA program

Posted on November 12, 2020 by karen

I’m excited to be a mentor in the new MFA program in Creative Writing at Alma College. The first residency will be in June, 2021. You can find out more about the program here.

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My flash fiction “The Pile,” appears in The Commuter series

Posted on September 7, 2020 by karen

Happy that my flash fiction, “The Pile,” was published in Electric Literature’s “The Commuter” series. You can read the story here. https://electricliterature.com/the-pile-by-karen-bender/

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Teaching Zoom Workshops through the 1455 Literary Arts site

Posted on September 4, 2020 by karen

Starting this month, I’m going to be teaching some drop-in and ongoing writing classes through 1455. The schedule for September and October is here–check back for updates! https://1455litarts.org/workshops/

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