I’ll be teaching in person at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival in July. I’ll be teaching a weekend class. “Difficult People; Characters You Can’t Stop Reading About” July 19-20, and a week-long class, “Finding Your Story,” July 21-25. Information here:
Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more information these workshops, or if you want information on my writing coaching or private manuscript consults.
Donna Seaman of Booklist says: “The concreteness of Bender’s language is in sharp contrast to the deep strangeness and troubling ambiguity afoot in the dystopian worlds her characters must navigate. A short story writer of disconcerting visions and virtuoso skills, … Continue reading →
I talked to Rachel Leon at The Chicago Review of Books about my latest collection. You can read the interview here.
Booklist editor Donna Seaman praises “The New Order” in interview
07 Aug 2019
In an interview with Book Marks, Donna Seaman, editor of Booklist, says that “The New Order” “so incisively and unnervingly captures the newest forms of tyranny.” You can read the interview here.