Karen

Karen Dionne is co-founder and co-administrator of Backspace , an award-winning website and Internet-based writers organization with over 500 members in a dozen countries. She also organizes and runs the Backspace Writers Conferences held in New York City every year.
Prior to forming Backspace, she worked as senior fiction editor at NFG Magazine, a print literary journal out of Toronto, Canada. Her short stories have appeared in Bathtub Gin, The Adirondack Review, Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine, and Thought Magazine, where her entry won 1st place in their spring 2003 writing competition.
Her debut eco-thriller FREEZING POINT will be released by Berkley in October, 2008.
What they're already saying about FREEZING POINT:
"Palpably exciting. A scientific thriller about a looming global crisis far more critical than oil. Karen Dionne is the new Michael Crichton." -- David Morrell
What a ripper of a story! I loved every page." -- Douglas Preston
"Fascinating and action-packed, Freezing Point by Karen Dionne is a riveting tale of cutting-edge science, board-room greed, and the triumph of those who respect nature. Dionne's voice is authentic and fresh. Watch out, Michael Crichton!" – Gayle Lynds
"Karen Dionne’s Freezing Point combines a strong narrative voice, sympathetic characters, and some really cool science into a compelling read in the mold of Michael Crichton’s STATE OF FEAR. Gangbusters!" – John Lescroart
"Karen Dionne's Freezing Point has everything. Exciting to read, highly original in plot, provocative in subject matter, and peopled with engaging characters. What a very promising debut!" – John Case
"From the pulse pounding beginning, to the intrigue of multi-billion dollar corporate shenanigans, this is a tale of corporate greed and the triumph of one good man. Readers won't be able to put it down." – David H. Dun