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Karen Krossing
Karen Krossing

Karen Krossing wrote comics and poetry as a kid and dreamed of becoming a published writer. Today, she’s the author of seven successful novels for kids and teens as well as her debut picture book Sour Cakes (illustrated by Anna Kwan). Her recent titles include Punch Like a Girl, which was runner-up for the Kaywell Books Save Lives Award, Bog, which won the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, and Cut the Lights, which received a starred review in ALA Booklist. She graduated with an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2020. She has picture books forthcoming with Owlkids (Fall 2022) and Groundwood (Spring 2023) as well as a fantasy novel for kids with Charlesbridge (Fall 2023). Karen lives with her family in Toronto on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinabeg and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.