Karen Dionne

Karen Dionne, (born 1953) is an American writer, whose internationally bestselling 2017 psychological suspense novel The Marsh King's Daughter was selected by Library Journal as one of the best thrillers of the year.[1] The Marsh King's Daughter was recognized as the best book of 2017 by Suspense Magazine, which gave the book their "Crimson Scribe" award, the highest honor the magazine bestows. Translation rights have been sold in 25 languages.

Karen Dionne
Born1953
Akron, Ohio
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
GenrePsychological thriller
Notable worksThe Marsh King's Daughter
Notable awardsLibrary Journal's Best Books of 2017; Suspense Magazine's Crimson Scribe Award (2017)
Website
www.karen-dionne.com

Biography

Karen Dionne was born in 1953 in Akron, Ohio and moved to the Detroit area with her family at the age of eight. She graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in 1971 and graduated from the University of Michigan.

Dionne co-founded the online writers organization called Backspace.[2] She reviewed for The New York Journal of Books[3] and blogs at the Huffington Post.[4]

Her other publications include the novels Freezing Point (2008),[5] Boiling Point (2011),[6] and The Marsh King's Daughter (June 2017).[7] Her short story "Calling the Shots" was published in the anthology, First Thrills: High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors (2010).

Her environmental thriller Freezing Point was nominated by RT Book Reviews as Best First Mystery of 2008.[8]

Dionne's 2014 novel The Killing: Uncommon Denominator was nominated for the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers's SCRIBE Award in 2015.[9]

Dionne's articles and essays have appeared in Writer's Digest Magazine,[10] RT Book Reviews,[11] and Writer's Digest Books.

Awards
  • 2018, Best Novel, for The Marsh King's Daughter

Bibliography

Novels

  • Freezing Point (2008)
  • Boiling Point (2011)
  • The Killing: Uncommon Denominator (2014)
  • The Marsh King's Daughter (June 2017)

Short fiction

  • "Calling the Shots", in the anthology First Thrills: High-Octane Stories from the Hottest Thriller Authors, edited by Lee Child (2008)

References
  1. "Library Journal Best Books of 2017". Library Journal. November 15, 2017.
  2. "Spotlight on Backspace". Writer's Digest. September 4, 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. "Book Reviews by Karen Dionne". New York Journal of Books. January 27, 2012.
  4. "Articles by Karen Dionne". HuffPost. Huffington Post. January 20, 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. "Freezing Point: Karen Dionne, Author". Publishers Weekly. August 11, 2008.
  6. "Boiling Point: K.L. Dionne, Author". Publishers Weekly. November 1, 2010.
  7. "The Marsh King's Daughter: Karen Dionne, Author". Publishers Weekly. April 3, 2017.
  8. "RT Book Review Award for Mystery Suspense & Thriller - 2008". RT Book Review. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  9. "Previous Scribe Awards Winners: The Ninth Annual Scribe Awards". International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. May 2, 2017.
  10. Karen, Dionne. "How to Use Facts in Your Fiction". Writer's Digest. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  11. "Karen Dionne". RT Book Review. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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