Hi,

I’m Karen, a writer and researcher who loves stories.

I’ve been writing fiction for many years and have had short fiction published and listed in various writing competitions. I was a finalist in the 2019 Queensland Literary Award for emerging writers with my first novel manuscript.

When I’m not wrangling words onto the page, I may be reading my way through an endless stack of books, walking, practising my amateur photography skills or interviewing other writers for my blog or podcast. 

My blog series focuses on unpublished writers and explores the things that help them to persist in the face of publication challenges. Stay tuned for a second series coming soon.

My Australian Shorts podcast focuses on the short story form. Each month, I talk to an Australian short story writer and we hear them read one of their stories.

I hope you find something of interest here. If you enjoy short stories or want to learn more about them, please subscribe to my Substack to hear the podcast episodes.