Karen Lord
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| Born |
Karen Antoinette Roberta Lord 1968 Barbados |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genres | Fantasy, science fiction |
| Subjects | Sociology of religion |
| Notable work(s) | Redemption in Indigo, The Best of All Possible Worlds |
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Karen Lord (born 1968) is a Barbadian writer of speculative fiction. Her first novel, Redemption in Indigo (2010), retells the story "Ansige Karamba the Glutton" from Senegalese folklore and her second novel, The Best of All Possible Worlds (2013), is an example of social science fiction. Lord also writes in the sociology of religion.[1]
Biography
Karen Lord was born in Barbados.[2] She attended Queen’s College, and earned a science degree from the University of Toronto and a PhD in the sociology of religion from Bangor University[3][4] (conferred in 2008, the first year of its independence from the University of Wales).
Novels
Redemption in Indigo was originally published in 2010 by Small Beer Press, and republished in 2012 by Quercus under its Jo Fletcher Books imprint for SF, fantasy, and horror titles.
The Best of All Possible Worlds was published by Jo Fletcher Books/Quercus and Del Rey Books/Random House in 2013.
Awards
Redemption in Indigo won the 2008 Frank Collymore Literary Endowment Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript,[5] the 2010 Carl Brandon Society Parallax Award,[6] the 2011 Crawford Award,[7] the 2011 Mythopoeic Award,[8] and the 2012 Kitschies Golden Tentacle Award for the Best Debut Novel.[9]
Redemption in Indigo was also nominated for the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel,[10] and longlisted for the 2011 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature.[11]
References
- ↑ For instance, "Negotiating identity: the Christian individual and the secular institution". John Reader; Christopher R. Baker, eds. (2009). Entering the New Theological Space: Blurred Encounters of Faith, Politics and Community. Ashgate. p. 256. ISBN 9780754663393.
- ↑ Karen Lord biography at The Cooke Agency.
- ↑ "Karen Lord | Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Authors". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ WorldCat library record of Ph.D. thesis, Bangor University 2008, Karen Antoinette Roberta Lord: "Quantifying implicit religion: a critical assessment of definitions, hypotheses, methods and measures". Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ↑ "Frank Collymore Literary Endowment Winners". Official Frank Collymore Hall Website. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Carl Brandon Society Awards". Carl Brandon Society Official Website. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "2011 Crawford Award Announced". IAFA Official Website. International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA). Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Mythopoeic Awards 2011". Mythopoeic Society Official Website. Mythopoeic Society. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "The Kitschies: The Golden Tentacle". The Kitschies Official Website. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "World Fantasy Awards 2011". World Fantasy Convention Official Website. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "2011 OCM Bocas Prize Longlist Announced". NGC Bocas Litfest Official Website. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Jo Fletcher Books
- Karen Lord at Small Beer Press
- "Always a New World: A Conversation with Karen Lord" (interview, Clarkesworld Magazine, February 2013)
- "Conversations with Richard Fidler" (featuring Karen Lord) (Radio interview, ABC, Australia)
- 's-brave-new-world "Karen Lord: Interview with Gavin Grant" (interview, BookPage, 2013)
- The Spaces Between the Words: Conversations with Writers (a podcast series affiliated with the Literatures in English section at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus and The Caribbean Review of Books)
- Nalo Hopkinson and Karen Lord in Conversation (Locus Roundtable Podcast with Karen Burnham)
- Podcast Interview on Bibliophile Stalker (with Charles Tan)
- Interview with Chesya Burke at the World SF Blog
- In conversation with Karen Burnham (Locus Roundtable Podcast)
- Dual Reality: Excerpts from an interview in Locus Magazine, August 2011
- "Joint Review: The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord", The Book Smugglers
- Karen Lord at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Karen Lord at Library of Congress Authorities, with 2 catalog records
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