Karen is a poet and short-story writer and her work has appeared in many magazines and anthologies. Her poetry has been translated into French, Dutch and Irish. Karen Poetry has been;
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Longlisted for the Fish International Poetry Prize 2011
Commended for the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition 2010
Highly Commended for The Black Diamond Poetry Competition 2010
Shortlisted for the Listowel Writers Week Single Poem Competition 2010
Shortlisted for the Fish International Poetry Prize 2007
Awarded 2nd Prize in the Clogh Writers 10th Poetry Competition in October 2006
Winner of the End Of Festival SLAM at the West Cork Literary Festival in July 2006
Commended for the Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition 2006
Shortlisted for the Fish International Poetry Prize 2006
Karen also has a passion for short fiction, for which she has won The Nora Fahy Literary Award.
Magazines/Journals/Other:
- The Shop Issue 36 July 2011
- The Stony Thursday Book (Editor: Mark Whealan) Oct 2010
- The Shop Issue 33 August 2010
- The Shop Issue 31 Nov 09
- The Sharp Review Feb 09
- Revival Issue 10 January 2009
- Evening ECHO 31st March 07 - Short Story
- The Stinging Fly (issue 6/V2) Spring 07
- Revival Issue 1 October 06
- Evening ECHO 26/8/06 - Short Story
- Galway Xposed
- Sunday Independent 16/7/06
- Village (Issue 30)
- Agenda (Vol:40 1-3 )
- The Shop (Issue: 6,14,16)
- Southword (Issue: 5, 7)
- Departures (Vol: 3) - Short Story
- Asylum Arts Journal (Pauline Bewick Special Edition) - Article
- Podium (III, IV, V)
- The Cork Literary Review (Issue: IV) - Short Story
- Women's Work (VIII, IX, X) Runner-up in the National Women's Poetry Competition
- Read IT (Issue: 7)
- Beléire Gazette (4/97, 3/97,1/97, 1/96)
Anthologies:
- Poems from Phizzfest Anthology 2011
- Poet Meets Painter Online Anthology 2011
- Poet Meets Painter Anthology 2010 (Editor: Cherry Smyth)
- Sixty Poems - Haiti Anthology 2010 (Editor: Maggie Harris)
- Real Imaginings Anthology May 2009
- 8th Ware Poetry Anthology 2006
- l'Estracelle 2006 Maison De La Poesie France
- The Doghouse Book of Ballad Poems (Editor: Noel King)
- The Mermaids Purse - Anthology of Haiku (Editor: Emma Cooke)
- The Heart of Kerry (Editor: Noel King) Short Stor
- Jumping The Bus Queue (Editor: Mary Rose Callaghan)
- Le Cercle De La Rotonde (Editor: Marie-Clotilde Roose)
- Cúm (Editor: Moya Cannon)
- Muze (Editor: Anne-Marie Glasheen & Stella Bellem)
Readings:
Karen has given readings at numerous venues including:- RTE Radio 1 Arena Arts Programme 22nd August 2011 LISTEN HERE
- West Cork Literary Festival July 2011
- Siamsa Tire Theatre Launch of Between The Lines June 2011
- Bealtaine Festival Tralee Probus May 2011
- Poetry Aloud - Killorglin Community College April 2011
- Poets In The Doghouse 4 - Siamsa Tire Theatre March 2011
- ÓBhéal Reading 45 April 2009 LISTEN HERE
- Samhlaíocht Easter Arts Festival (Tralee) April 07
- Féile na mBláth (Tralee) June 06
- Reubens Café (Tralee) March 06
- Mercy Secondary School (Tralee) Feb 06
- Reubens Café (Tralee) November 05
- Reubens Café (Tralee) October 05
- White House (Limerick) July 05
- Féile na mBláth (Tralee) June 05
- Poetry Ireland Introductions Series (Dublin) May 05
- Siamsa Tire Theatre (Tralee) April 05
- Inscribing the Island Literary Festival (Kent)
- Banteer Heritage Centre, Cork (with Patrick Galvin and Gabriel Fitzmaurice)
- Scribblers - Bank Holiday Mondays (Tralee)
