Karen is originally from Millstreet Town Co. Cork but now lives and works in Tralee Co. Kerry. 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 was short listed for the Fish International Poetry Prize and Commended for the Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition in 2006. She was winner of the End Of Festival SLAM at the West Cork Literary Festival in July 2006 with her poem 92 And Driving and received 2nd Prize in the Clogh Writers 10th Poetry Competition in October 2006. Karen was again shortlisted for the Fish International Poetry Prize in May 2007. Karen also has a passion for short fiction, for which she has won The Nora Fahy Literary Award. She is a founder member of "Scribblers" a Tralee Writers' Group and has performed her work in England, France and Belgium as well as Ireland.
Magazines/Journals/Other:
- 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:
- 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:- 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)
