Karen Thompson Walker


Karen Thompson Walker is an American novelist. Her first book was The Age of Miracles, which was published in 2012. The Dreamers was published in 2019. Walker and her work have been featured in Jezebel, Electric Literature, Publishers Weekly, National Public Radio, The Washington Post, The Guardian and more.

Early life and education

Karen Thompson Walker was born in San Diego, California. She earned her degrees in English language and creative writing from the University of California, Los Angeles. While in college, she wrote for the Daily Bruin. After completing her undergrad, Walker worked as a journalist for a newspaper in San Diego. She completed her master's degree at Columbia University.

Personal life and career

After graduating from Columbia, Walker lived with her husband in Brooklyn, New York. She worked as an editor at Simon & Schuster. Today, she lives in Oregon and is a professor at the University of Oregon. She was awarded the Bomb "best fiction" prize. In 2011, she was awarded a Sirenland Fellowship.