SHORT AUTHOR BIO
Karen Strong is the critically acclaimed author of middle grade novels Just South of Home, Eden’s Everdark, and The Secret Dead Club. She is also the editor of the young adult anthology Cool. Awkward. Black. Her work has been praised by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal and has received recognition as a Southern Book Prize finalist, Ignyte award finalist, and BCCB Blue Ribbon selection. Find her online at karen-strong.com.
LONG AUTHOR BIO
Karen Strong is the critically acclaimed author of middle grade novels Just South of Home, an Ignyte award finalist; Eden’s Everdark, a BCCB Blue Ribbon selection; and The Secret Dead Club, a Southern Book Prize finalist. Karen is also the editor of the young adult anthology Cool. Awkward. Black. Her writing has appeared in several anthologies, and as a Star Wars contributor she has written short fiction featured in From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back and Stories of Jedi and Sith. Born and raised in Georgia, Karen is an avid lover of strong coffee, yellow flowers, and night skies. Find her online at karen-strong.com.