Karen Hofmann

Karen Hofmann grew up in the Okanagan and taught English and creative writing at Thompson Rivers University. She now lives in Victoria, BC. A collection of poetry, Water Strider , was published by Frontenac House in 2008 and shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay prize. Her first novel, After Alice , was published by NeWest Press in 2014, and a second novel, What is Going to Happen Next , in 2017. A short fiction collection, Echolocation , was released by NeWest in 2019, and third novel, A Brief...See more

Karen Hofmann grew up in the Okanagan and taught English and creative writing at Thompson Rivers University. She now lives in Victoria, BC. A collection of poetry, Water Strider , was published by Frontenac House in 2008 and shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay prize. Her first novel, After Alice , was published by NeWest Press in 2014, and a second novel, What is Going to Happen Next , in 2017. A short fiction collection, Echolocation , was released by NeWest in 2019, and third novel, A Brief View from the Coastal Suite , in 2021. See less