2012 Central Tour: Karen Autio
This tour is sponsored by Peace Library System and the Canada Council for the Arts.
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Biography
Karen Autio grew up in Nipigon, Ontario where, at the age of nine, she began to write stories just so she could illustrate them. Ms. Autio then went on to study math and computer science at the University of Waterloo, and became a software developer for several major corporations. In 1996, Ms. Autio and her family moved to Kelowna, BC. While raising her family, Ms. Autio returned to her passion for writing by exploring her Finnish roots and researching history. Ms. Autio also loves to travel – she has visited Finland twice and has explored Europe, Singapore, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
To learn more about Ms. Autio, please visit her official website at http://www.karenautio.com.
Teachers’ guides are available for Second Watch at http://www.sononis.com/tg119.pdf and also Saara’s Passage at http://www.sononis.com/tg143.pdf.
Bibliography
Sabotage – coming in 2012.
Saara’s Passage. Sono Nis Press, 2008.
Second Watch. Sono Nis Press, 2005.
Awards and Recognitions
- May 2009 Chocolate Lily Book Award (Nominee) for Saara’s Passage
- June 2006 Chocolate Lily Book Award (Nominee) for Second Watch
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