Barry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2018) Winner
Karen Dionne
カレン・ディオン
Karen Dionne
Pen Names:
K.L. Dionne（Used for some publications like Boiling Point）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-00-00 （Akron, Ohio, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Akron, Ohio → Detroit area, Michigan → Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 2004-2024
- Affiliations
- Backspace (co-founder)
- Nominations
- RT Book Reviews Best First Mystery 2008 (Freezing Point), Scribe Award 2015 (The Killing: Uncommon Denominator)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grosse Pointe North High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Michigan | — | — | — | 短期間在籍 | United States |
Grosse Pointe North High School
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
Graduated in 1971
University of Michigan
Period:
短期間在籍
Country:
United States
Briefly attended before dropping out to marry
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Library Journal's Best Books of 2017 | The Marsh King's Daughter | スリラー部門 | Library Journal | 選出 |
| 2017 | Crimson Scribe Award | The Marsh King's Daughter | — | Suspense Magazine | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Barry Award, Best Novel | The Marsh King's Daughter | — | Dead Writers Society | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Michigan Notable Books | The Wicked Sister | — | Library of Michigan | 選出 |
Library Journal's Best Books of 2017
2017
Work:
The Marsh King's Daughter
Category:
スリラー部門
Organization:
Library Journal
Result:
選出
Crimson Scribe Award
2017
Work:
The Marsh King's Daughter
Organization:
Suspense Magazine
Result:
受賞
Barry Award, Best Novel
2018
Work:
The Marsh King's Daughter
Organization:
Dead Writers Society
Result:
受賞
Michigan Notable Books
2021
Work:
The Wicked Sister
Organization:
Library of Michigan
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Marsh King's Daughter
2017 Psychological thriller 320 pagesA psychological suspense novel about a woman who must track down her escaped father who raised her in the wilderness.
survivalfamily traumanature
Adaptations
- [Film] The Marsh King's Daughter / Neil Burger (2023)
Translations
- Translation rights sold in 25 languages
The Wicked Sister
2020 Psychological thrillerA thriller exploring sibling rivalry and buried family secrets.
familymental illnessmemory
Freezing Point
2008 Environmental thrillerAn environmental thriller about scientists in Antarctica.
environmentsurvival
Bibliography
- Freezing Point (2008)
- Boiling Point (2011)
- The Killing: Uncommon Denominator (2014)
- The Marsh King's Daughter (2017)
- The Wicked Sister (2020)
- Calling the Shots (2010, short story)
Adaptations
- The Marsh King's Daughter (film, 2023)
Translations of Works
- The Marsh King's Daughter: 25 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Tense psychological suspenseDetailed wilderness settings
- Recurring Motifs
- isolationman vs. natureovercoming trauma
Legacy
Internationally bestselling psychological thriller author with multiple awards and a film adaptation.
In Popular Culture
- The Marsh King's Daughter adapted into a 2023 film starring Daisy Ridley.
Trivia
- Lived off-grid in Michigan's Upper Peninsula starting in 1974 with her infant daughter as part of the back-to-the-land movement.
- Co-founded the online writers' organization Backspace in 2004.
- Reviewed books for The New York Journal of Books and blogged at HuffPost.