Karen Joy Fowler

Quick Facts

Full Name	Karen Joy Fowler
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Feb 7, 1950(1950-02-07)
Age	74
Birthplace	Bloomington
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Aquarius

Karen Joy Fowler Biography

Karen Joy Fowler is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on February 7, 1950 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. An American writer of works that focus around the experiences of nineteenth century women. She is most well recognized by her novel The Jane Austen Book Club which became a bestseller and was made into a film. Other books comprise The War of the Roses, Wit’s End, and Sarah Canary.

The novel she wrote The Jane Austen Book Club was made into a movie with Her novel The Jane Austen Book Club was made into a film starring Emily Blunt..

She began publishing sf with “Recalling Cinderella” in L Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol I (anth 1985) edited by Algis Budrys

Fowler was born in Bloomington, Indiana, and spent the first eleven years of her life there. Her family then moved to Palo Alto, California. Fowler attended the University of California, Berkeley, and majored in political science. After having a child during the last year of her master’s program, she spent seven years devoted to child-raising. Feeling restless, Fowler decided to take a dance class, and then a creative writing class at the University of California, Davis. Realizing that she was never going to make it as a dancer, Fowler began to publish science fiction stories, making a name for herself with the short story “Recalling Cinderella” (1985) in L Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 1 (1985) and Artificial Things (1986), a collection of short stories.

She was born within Bloomington, Indiana and Palo Alto, California. She and her husband were the parents of two kids.

Karen Joy Fowler Net Worth

Karen Joy Fowler is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karen Joy Fowler 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She studied political sciences in Berkeley’s University of California, Berkeley.

She together with Pat Murphy founded the James Tiptree Jr. Award Literary Prize, which is awarded to science fiction and fantasy.

Karen Joy Fowler (born February 7, 1950) is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction. Her work often centers on the nineteenth century, the lives of women, and alienation.

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Her 2004 novel The Jane Austen Book Club become a critical and popular success including being on The New York Times bestsellers list. Although it is not a science fiction or fantasy work, science fiction does play an integral part to the novel’s plot.

Facts & Trivia

Karen Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Karen Joy Fowler celebrates birthday on February 7 of every year.

In 2008, she won the Nebula Award for the second time for Best Short Story for her 2007 story “Always”. Her short story “The Pelican Bar” won a Shirley Jackson Award in 2009 and a World Fantasy Award in 2010.

Top Facts about Karen Joy Fowler

1. Karen Joy Fowler is an American author born in 1950.
2. She has written 6 novels and 3 short story collections.
3. Her novel “The Jane Austen Book Club” was a New York Times bestseller.
4. Fowler has won numerous awards, including the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
5. She is known for her feminist and science fiction themes.
6. Fowler’s work often explores social issues and relationships.
7. She grew up in Indiana and currently lives in Santa Cruz, California.
8. Fowler has taught creative writing at various universities across the US.
9. Her latest novel, “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves,” was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2014.
10. Fowler is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).