Age, Biography and Wiki
Karen Russell was born on 10 July, 1981 in Miami, Florida, U.S., is an American writer (born 1981). Discover Karen Russell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?
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Writer |
| Age |
42 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
10 July 1981 |
| Birthday |
10 July |
| Birthplace |
Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Karen Russell Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Karen Russell Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Karen Russell worth at the age of 42 years old? Karen Russell’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. She is from United States. We have estimated Karen Russell's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Karen Russell (born July 10, 1981) is an American novelist and short story writer.
After graduating from Coral Gables Senior High School in Miami, Florida in 1999, Russell received a BA in Spanish from Northwestern University in 2003.
She graduated from the MFA program at Columbia University in 2006.
In 2009 the National Book Foundation named Russell a 5 under 35 honoree.
She was named a National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" young writer honoree at the November 2009 ceremony for her first short story collection, St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, for which Russell won the Bard Fiction Prize in 2011.
In 2010 Russell spent time as a visiting writer at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
She later served as an artist in residence at Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Russell's second book and first novel, Swamplandia!, about a family of alligator wrestlers and their shabby amusement park in the Everglades was long-listed for the 2011 Orange Prize.
The novel was also included in The New York Times' "10 Best Books of 2011" and won the New York Public Library's 2012 Young Lions Fiction Award.
Her debut novel, Swamplandia!, was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Swamplandia! was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; however, none of the three finalists received enough votes, and no prize was awarded.
Her short story "The Hox River Window," published in Zoetrope: All-Story, won the 2012 National Magazine Award for fiction.
She is the recipient of the Mary Ellen von der Heyden Berlin Prize and was awarded a fellowship at the American Academy in Berlin for Spring 2012.
"Reeling for the Empire" won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novelette of 2012.
She was also the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" in 2013.
Russell's second collection of short stories, Vampires in the Lemon Grove, was published by Vintage Contemporaries in February 2013.
In 2013, Russell received a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant."
In Fall 2013, Russell was a distinguished guest teacher of creative writing in the MFA program at Rutgers University-Camden.
Russell has been the Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at Texas State University’s MFA program since 2017.
A Miami native, as of 2019 she resides in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, editor Tony Perez, and two children.
Her brother, Kent Russell, is also a writer.
Russell's stories have been featured in The Best American Short Stories, Conjunctions, Granta, The New Yorker, Oxford American, and Zoetrope.
Her third short story collection, Orange World and Other Stories, was released in May 2019.
