Karen Foxlee
Karen Foxlee (born in Mount Isa, Queensland in 1971) is an Australian writer. After training and working as a nurse for most of her adult life, Foxlee completed a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in creative writing at the University of the Sunshine Coast in 2005.[1] Her first novel The Anatomy of Wings was originally published in 2008 by the University of Queensland Press, and has since been published in the U.S.A., the United Kingdom and Canada.[2]
Books
- The Anatomy of Wings (2008) ISBN 978-0-7022-3616-7
Awards and nominations
Prizes
- 2008 - Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best First Book in the South East Asia and South Pacific Region) for The Anatomy of Wings
- 2008 - Dobbie Encouragement Award for The Anatomy of Wings
- 2006 - Queensland Premier's Literary Award (Best emerging author)