Karen in the Community

Karen in the Community
  • If you've always wanted to write a memoir, now is your chance! I'll be teaching Memoir Writing on October 11 nd 18 from 10 am - noon. For more information, call (805) 497-2761.

  • I'm honored that my poem titled "Tomorrow," has been included in VISION AND VERSE: A FUSION OF ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, PROSE AND POETRY. Special thanks to Editor Les Bernstein for a beautiful anthology.


  • Please join me and other authors at the Local Authors Showcase and Sale on Saturday, November 18 from 1-4 pm at the Moorpark Community Center, located at 799 Moorpark Ave. For more info, call 805-517-6371. See you there!

  • I'm so honored to be a recipient of the 2023 Jack London Award presented by the California Writers Club @https://calwriters.org/ for service to the spectacular CWC San Fernando Valley Branch. Thank you, everyone!

  • If you've ever wanted to start writing a memoir, this is your opportunity! I will be teaching Memoir Writing at Conejo Valley Adult School on September 15 and 22, 2023 from 9:30 - 11:30 am. For more information, call 805-497-2761.

  • Thank you to the Democratic Women's Council of the Conejo Valley for inviting me to speak on the topic of "Standing Up to Ageism" on June 17, 2023. If your club or organization would like to hear this 30-minute presentation, please use the form on this website to contact me.

  • I am pleased to be giving a lecture on Memoir Writing to the Sisterhood organization of Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks, CA on May 22. Thank you for the invitation.

  • Please join me for two writing classes at Conejo Valley Adult School in Thousand Oaks, CA on March 3 and March 10, 2023 from 10 am - noon. The first is titled "Show, Don't Tell," and the second is "Writing Dazzling Dialogue." For more information and to register, please visit https://conejoadulted.org/catalogs/ or call 805-497-2761.

  • On March 30 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm, please join Monique Nowlin, Deputy Director of the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging and me for a presentation titled "Get That Job!" This lecture is part of the Thousand Oaks Library's One City, One Book event featuring Shelby Van Pelt's novel Remarkably Bright Creatures. The event is free. For more information, visit OCOB_Brochure_2023.pdf 

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