Karina Fabian
Encyclopedia
Karina Fabian is an American
writer
of fantasy
, science fiction
, comedic horror
, and devotionals. She is also known for her work in education writers, including founding the Catholic Writers Conference Online and teaching at various free workshops, including the MuseOnline Conference. She also promotes Catholic writing through the founding of the Catholic Writers' Guild, an international online organization of Catholic writers, editors and illustrators.
State Patrolman, and Socorro Lumbert, a social worker for the developmentally disabled. She grew up in Pueblo, Colorado
, and graduated Valedictorian from South High School in 1985. She attended Colorado State University
in Ft. Collins, Colorado, on a four-year Air Force Scholarship. She majored in Math, minored in History, graduated with university honors and received a commission in the US Air Force.
Her first assignment was to Signals Intelligence Training in San Angelo, Texas
, where she met her future husband, Robert Fabian, a first lieutenant at El Dorado Missile Warning station.
Karina began her writing career in earnest in the summer of 1995, taking on writing jobs with the Diocese of Wyoming, and working freelance for nonfiction magazines. Her writing career changed with their location and the situations in their lives. She mostly freelanced, writing on the topics of pregnancy, parenting, and homeschooling, until 2007, when she began to devote herself mostly to fiction writing.
Fabian says this stems from her being a character-driven writer. She often speaks in interviews and workshops that religion is a part of the human condition and thus should be a natural part of a character's life and thus, a part of fiction. She does profess little tolerance for books that put preaching above plot and character, no matter what the faith--or politics, or issue. "A story can have a message, but the message cannot be the story."
In 2010, Fabian was given the opportunity to write a small devotional. She recruited her father, Deacon Steven Lumbert, to write it with her. Why God Matters: How to Recognize Him in Daily Life contains short stories from their own faith lives, plus suggestions for contemplation and prayer, Bible quotes and the Catechism of the Catholic Church
.
United States
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writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
, science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, comedic horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
, and devotionals. She is also known for her work in education writers, including founding the Catholic Writers Conference Online and teaching at various free workshops, including the MuseOnline Conference. She also promotes Catholic writing through the founding of the Catholic Writers' Guild, an international online organization of Catholic writers, editors and illustrators.
Early life
Karina (Lumbert) Fabian was born to Steven Lumbert, a ColoradoColorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
State Patrolman, and Socorro Lumbert, a social worker for the developmentally disabled. She grew up in Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 246th most populous city in the United States....
, and graduated Valedictorian from South High School in 1985. She attended Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
in Ft. Collins, Colorado, on a four-year Air Force Scholarship. She majored in Math, minored in History, graduated with university honors and received a commission in the US Air Force.
Her first assignment was to Signals Intelligence Training in San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200...
, where she met her future husband, Robert Fabian, a first lieutenant at El Dorado Missile Warning station.
Karina began her writing career in earnest in the summer of 1995, taking on writing jobs with the Diocese of Wyoming, and working freelance for nonfiction magazines. Her writing career changed with their location and the situations in their lives. She mostly freelanced, writing on the topics of pregnancy, parenting, and homeschooling, until 2007, when she began to devote herself mostly to fiction writing.
Career
Karina Fabian has had an eclectic writing career; one people might think is laden with contradictions. She has written devotionals as well as satirical horror. Her characters include spacefaring nuns and bisexual actors, all of whom are quite comfortable with themselves. She enjoys adding established religion and faith in her fantasy and science fiction—in fact, in some ways, that sets her apart from other writers of the genre.Fabian says this stems from her being a character-driven writer. She often speaks in interviews and workshops that religion is a part of the human condition and thus should be a natural part of a character's life and thus, a part of fiction. She does profess little tolerance for books that put preaching above plot and character, no matter what the faith--or politics, or issue. "A story can have a message, but the message cannot be the story."
In 2010, Fabian was given the opportunity to write a small devotional. She recruited her father, Deacon Steven Lumbert, to write it with her. Why God Matters: How to Recognize Him in Daily Life contains short stories from their own faith lives, plus suggestions for contemplation and prayer, Bible quotes and the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Catechism of the Catholic Church is the official text of the teachings of the Catholic Church. A provisional, "reference text" was issued by Pope John Paul II on October 11, 1992 — "the thirtieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council" — with his apostolic...
.
Founder of the Catholic Writers' Guild
Fabian is one of the founding members of the Catholic Writers' Guild, an American-based but international organization of Catholic writers, editors and illustrators, officially established in 2009. She served as president for the first four of its founding years, then as an officer. In addition, she and author Ann Lewis created online and live writers conferences, sponsored by the Guild. The online conference has been held each spring via chats and forums and regularly features 60-70 workshops and chats on all aspects of writing and faith, plus pitch sessions . The Guild also has programs for evaluating the Catholic content of books (The CWG Seal of Approval) and for excellence in Catholic Writing (the Catholic Arts and Letters Award).Awards
Karina Fabian has won numerous awards for her works:- 2007 EPPIE Finalist (best anthology): Leaps of Faith
- 2009 EPPIE Winner (best science fiction): Infinite Space, Infinite God
- 2009 Mensa InternationalMensaMensa meaning table in Latin, may refer to:*Mensa International, an organization for people with high IQs*Mensa , a southern star constellation*Mensa , a term used by geologists to refer to an extraterrestrial mesa...
Owl (best fiction): World Gathering: Magic, Mensa and Mayhem - 2010 Next Generation Indie Book AwardsNext Generation Indie Book AwardsThe Next Generation Indie Book Awards is an awards program that recognizes and honors authors and publishers of exceptional independently published books in 60 different categories...
Winner (best fantasy): Magic, Mensa and Mayhem