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
Essay “The Accidental Writer” appears in Sunday New York Times Book Review
27 Jan 2013
When I was six years old, I was hit on the head with a rock. How did this lead to my life as a writer? Read my essay here.