Karen Dionne

United States

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About Me:

Karen Dionne is the internationally published author of the science thrillers Freezing Point and Boiling Point (Berkley). Her short story, "Calling the Shots," appears in the anthology First Thrills edited by Lee Child. Her next novel, an original story based on the Fox/AMC television series "The Killing" is forthcoming in 2013.

Karen is also cofounder of the online writers community Backspace, and organizes the Backspace Writers Conferences held in New York City every year. Karen is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, and the International Thriller Writers, where she serves on the board of directors as Vice President, Technology.

Karen blogs at The Huffington Post and has written about the publishing industry from an author's perspective for DailyFinance. She is also a book reviewer for The New York Journal of Books.

Karen has been honored by the Michigan Humanities Council as a Humanities Scholar for her body of work as an author, writer, and as co-founder of Backspace.

I Am A:
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http://www.karendionne.net
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Comment Wall:

  • M.G. Tarquini

    Hi, Karen! Thanks for the hello! What a great blurb - Ripper of a story. Where do you go from there?

    Mar 20, 2007

  • Tim Maleeny

    Karen, what great blurbs you have...Freezing Point looks terrific.

    Mar 21, 2007

  • Daniel Hatadi

    It may be all about the cold, but you've made this page look hot, Karen.

    Nice work.

    Mar 28, 2007

  • Tom Cain

    Hi Karen - If you truly are the new Michael crichton, then I can't wait to read Freezing Point! (And I agree with daniel, that page design is so cool it's red-hot)

    May 25, 2007

  • Jon McGoran as D. H. Dublin

    Hey Karen,
    Nice to hear from you. Welcome to Berkley. I have a couple I'm trying to publish the old fashioned way, too. I look forward to reading Freezing Point; it sounds great (I couldn't put down the blurbs!)

    May 26, 2007

  • Kelli Stanley

    Hi, Karen! Thanks for the welcome from a friendly face and great author!

    It's a treat to see your fabulous page here! I miss our discussions on the other group, but I hope all will be coming together soon. I expect things are hopping on Backspace and keeping you busy, especially after Thrillerfest.

    I'm sure we'll talk soon, and meanwhile--take care!

    Kelli

    Jul 27, 2007

  • david boggis

    Hi, Karen, I'm delighted to accept your kind invitation - so, greetings from here in Brittany, the bit of western France that sticks out into the Atlantic. Your book Freezing Point sounds fascinating - but are we really going to have to wait until October 2008 to read it? Shouldn't that be 2007? Do let me know. Best, David

    Aug 1, 2007

  • Rick Mofina

    Thank you Karen. Delighted to have you on my list of friends. Rick

    Aug 22, 2007

  • Grant McKenzie

    Thanks, Karen. My daughter actually shot that one this morning and I thought it would work. I kinda look too goofy when I go for serious as I rarely am.

    Jan 29, 2008

  • L.J. Sellers

    Hi Karen
    Very effective page. I shivered a little just looking at it.
    I'll have to check out BackSpace.

    Mar 6, 2008

  • Beth Groundwater

    Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author!

    Oct 2, 2008

  • Gary C. King

    Hi Karen. Thanks for stopping by my page and accepting my invitation to be friends. Not that we weren't already! Great page, incidentally.

    Nov 25, 2008

  • Reece Hirsch

    Hi Karen -- It's nice to see that my friends from the ITW community have followed me here to CrimeSpace! Best, Reece

    Feb 10, 2009

  • roger smith

    Hi Karen. Thank you for the great response to MIXED BLOOD. It means so much coming from a fellow writer. So happy to hear about your second book deal -- nothing less than you deserve.

    Mar 18, 2009