Karen Sosnoski
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Karen Sosnoski is an American author, radio contributor and documentary filmmaker.
Sosnoski is working on a novel, Rosemary's Models, about the intimate secrets, hopes, and fears that cause men, women, and even children to plunge hopefully into artistic relationships with a wood engraver, craving, and in some cases commissioning her unsettling vision. This literary fiction is inspired by the real art of Rosemary Feit Covey.
Sosnoski's stories have been featured by:
This American Life
, Episode 366 (2008) – A Better Mousetrap 2008
Los Angeles Times
, Health Section, My Turn (2008) "Shining hope for her son with Down syndrome"
Studio 360
, Episode 926 (2008) – WALL-E, Waterfalls, Batman
This American Life
, Episode 311 (2006) – A Better Mousetrap
Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Identity Theory, decomP, Word Riot, The Chaffey Review, Camroc Press Review, Yellow Mama, The LA Times, Poets and Writers, The Washington City Paper, and Bitch, among others. Her article, "Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace: The Filming of Wedding Advice," is published in the anthology, Straight Talk, edited by Chrys Ingraham (Routledge Press, 2004).
Sosnoski holds a B.A. from Gettysburg College
, an M.A. in English from Boston College
, a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University
and a certificate in Non-Fiction Writing from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
She has taught English and Writing at Brandeis University
, Georgetown University
, The George Washington University
, The Graduate School, USDA
and Montgomery College
.
Karen was awarded an Avid Film Camp editing grant to direct the editing of her the documentary film Wedding Advice: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace (2002) from June through September, 2001. The film was screened at 18 film festivals and is being distributed by Berkeley Media, LLC.
Sosnoski is working on a novel, Rosemary's Models, about the intimate secrets, hopes, and fears that cause men, women, and even children to plunge hopefully into artistic relationships with a wood engraver, craving, and in some cases commissioning her unsettling vision. This literary fiction is inspired by the real art of Rosemary Feit Covey.
Sosnoski's stories have been featured by:
This American Life
This American Life
This American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...
, Episode 366 (2008) – A Better Mousetrap 2008
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, Health Section, My Turn (2008) "Shining hope for her son with Down syndrome"
Studio 360
Studio 360
Studio 360 is an American weekly public radio program about media, the arts and culture hosted by novelist Kurt Andersen and produced by PRI Public Radio International and WNYC in New York City. The program's stated goal is to "Get inside the creative mind" and uses arts and culture as a lens to...
, Episode 926 (2008) – WALL-E, Waterfalls, Batman
This American Life
This American Life
This American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...
, Episode 311 (2006) – A Better Mousetrap
Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Identity Theory, decomP, Word Riot, The Chaffey Review, Camroc Press Review, Yellow Mama, The LA Times, Poets and Writers, The Washington City Paper, and Bitch, among others. Her article, "Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace: The Filming of Wedding Advice," is published in the anthology, Straight Talk, edited by Chrys Ingraham (Routledge Press, 2004).
Sosnoski holds a B.A. from Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the famous battlefield. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bullets. Gettysburg College has about 2,700 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women...
, an M.A. in English from Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
, a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
and a certificate in Non-Fiction Writing from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
She has taught English and Writing at Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
, Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, The George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
, The Graduate School, USDA
Graduate School, USDA
The Graduate School is an independent educational institution headquartered in Washington, DC with regional campuses around the United States. The Graduate School was created in 1921 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide adult continuing education...
and Montgomery College
Montgomery College
Montgomery College is a public, open access community college located in Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. in the United States. The college has three campuses, the largest of which is in Rockville; the other campuses are in Takoma Park/Silver Spring and Germantown...
.
Karen was awarded an Avid Film Camp editing grant to direct the editing of her the documentary film Wedding Advice: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace (2002) from June through September, 2001. The film was screened at 18 film festivals and is being distributed by Berkeley Media, LLC.
Blog
Radio
- This American LifeThis American LifeThis American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...
, Episode 366 – A Better Mousetrap 2008 (2008) - Studio 360Studio 360Studio 360 is an American weekly public radio program about media, the arts and culture hosted by novelist Kurt Andersen and produced by PRI Public Radio International and WNYC in New York City. The program's stated goal is to "Get inside the creative mind" and uses arts and culture as a lens to...
, Episode 926 – WALL-E, Waterfalls, Batman (2008) - This American LifeThis American LifeThis American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...
, Episode 311 – A Better Mousetrap (2006)
Writing
- Charlie" - Boundoff Audio Magazine (November 2010)
- radioactive moat (March 2010)
- Surviving" – Yellow Mama (February 2010)
- Word Riot (November 2009)
- The Chaffey Review (Fall 2009) print only/not available online
- off the Cross" – Identity Theory (webzine) (October 2009)
- Anton" – decomP: a literary magazine (October 2009)
- Days" – Camroc Press Review (2009)
- hope for her son with Down syndrome" – Los Angeles Times (2008)
- of Tumor" – Washington City Paper (2006)
- Ills" – Washington City Paper (2006)
- Parr, Author of Our Family Bible" – Alternatives to Marriage Project (2004)
- Literature Goes Hollywood" – Poets & Writers (2002)
- for Second Chances" – Electric Dreams (1997)