Karen Maner 

writer

Karen Maner is a nonfiction writer, a proud Daytonian, and a level nine gnome rogue. Her essays have appeared in Best American Nonrequired Reading, Cincinnati Review, Colorado Review, Ninth Letter, Sonora Review, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Her work also received an Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Intro Journals Project award (2013) and appeared on the “Notables” list in Best American Essays (2014). Past performances include PechaKucha Dayton, Bloom Creative, and the Rebel Goddess Warrior art series.