Karen Salyer McElmurray

Karen Salyer McElmurray is the author of two novels, "Strange Birds in the Tree of Heaven" (Georgia) and "Motel of the Stars," and the memoir "Surrendered Child" (Georgia). She is associate professor of Creative Writing at Georgia College and State University, where she is nonfiction editor for "Arts and Letters." She also teaches in the low-residency program at Murray State University.

Karen Salyer McElmurray is the author of two novels, "Strange Birds in the Tree of Heaven" (Georgia) and "Motel of the Stars," and the memoir "Surrendered Child" (Georgia). She is associate professor of Creative Writing at Georgia College and State University, where she is nonfiction editor for "Arts and Letters." She also teaches in the low-residency program at Murray State University. See less