Thank you, Hypertext Magazine & Christine Maul Rice
My family and I are vacationing with dear friends in the upper reaches of lower Michigan this week. It's been a wonderful restful time during which we celebrated the 4th with …
Karen Halvorsen Schreck is the author of the historical novel Broken Ground (Simon & Schuster 2016), called a “masterfully written . . . must-read” by USA Today. Her previously published historical novel, Sing for Me, was described as "impressive…a well-wrought and edifying page-turner” (Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review). Karen's Young Adult novel, While He Was Away (Sourcebooks), was a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award. She’s also the author of Dream Journal (Hyperion), which was a 2006 Young Adult BookSense Pick, and the award-winning children’s book Lucy’s Family Tree (Tilbury House). Her short stories and articles have appeared in Hypertext, The Rumpus, Belt, and Image, as well as other literary journals and magazines, and have received various awards, including a Pushcart Prize, an Illinois State Arts Council Grant, and in 2008, first prize awards for memoir and devotional magazine writing from the Evangelical Press Association. Karen received her doctorate in English and Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She works as a freelance writer and editor, teaches writing and literature, and lives with her husband, the photographer Greg Halvorsen Schreck, and their two children in Wheaton, Illinois.
My family and I are vacationing with dear friends in the upper reaches of lower Michigan this week. It's been a wonderful restful time during which we celebrated the 4th with …
Woke up today to some terrific news! USA TODAY reviewed Broken Ground. Now that's a dream come true for me right there. But then, gosh darn, if they didn't like it! …
I am super excited to be a part of a panel of wonderful writers at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest this coming weekend! Renee Rosen, Mary Kay Andrews, Stacy …
Oh, friends, not one, but two things to celebrate over here in my heart. 1st: Yesterday Broken Ground received a lovely review from Publisher's Weekly. Here is best bit, minus a …
Here's the thing about authors: Busy though they may be, best-sellers though they may be, they typically do what they can for others who are also hunkered down, doing the work the …
A few days ago, I received an email with the signature "Remote Host." I didn't recognize the name in the sender line, and having read and written a fair amount …
I spent this holiday season with my family in Florida. It was warm and good. Warm because it was warm. Warm because it was good. Good because it was warm. …
This past weekend, my family and I drove to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, via Minneapolis, to celebrate the art of our dear friend, the painter Tim Lowly. A large retrospective …
What I love about Milwaukee: the art museum on the lake, especially the Folk Art there. The lake itself, a force to be reckoned with. Paul CeBar & the Milwaukeens. …
Hey, y'all. I'd love it if you'd check out my intrepid YA agent Sara Crowe's site: Crowe's Nest. I'm perched over there now, having posted an interview with Sourcebook's Fire editor, …
Karen Halvorsen Schreck is the author of the historical novel Broken Ground (Simon & Schuster 2016), called a “masterfully written . . . must-read” by USA Today. Her previously published historical novel, Sing for Me, was described as "impressive…a well-wrought and edifying page-turner” (Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review). Karen's Young Adult novel, While He Was Away (Sourcebooks), was a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award. She’s also the author of Dream Journal (Hyperion), which was a 2006 Young Adult BookSense Pick, and the award-winning children’s book Lucy’s Family Tree (Tilbury House). Her short stories and articles have appeared in Hypertext, The Rumpus, Belt, and Image, as well as other literary journals and magazines, and have received various awards, including a Pushcart Prize, an Illinois State Arts Council Grant, and in 2008, first prize awards for memoir and devotional magazine writing from the Evangelical Press Association. Karen received her doctorate in English and Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She works as a freelance writer and editor, teaches writing and literature, and lives with her husband, the photographer Greg Halvorsen Schreck, and their two children in Wheaton, Illinois.