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Awards and Honors

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HONORABLE MENTION - Jesse Stuart Invitational Literary Festival for the poem "The Prisoner" 1983

WINNER of EOTU Ezine's contest of "What Does EOTU Stand For?"  2004

SECOND PLACE Charles H. Schubert Award 2004 Kentucky State Poetry Society Contest for the poem "Such Are the Lives of Football Fans"

SECOND HONORABLE MENTION Deborah Madden Memorial 2004 Kentucky State Poetry Sociey Contest for the poem "Living Dead Girl"

SELECTED for inclusion in Poets & Writers' DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN POETS AND FICTION WRITERS as a poet in February 2005

HONORABLE MENTION  Bloodcookies Fake Rejection Letter Contest June 2005

# 1 BEST SELLER on ProjectPulp.com for 7/16/05 - 7/31/05 for poetry chapbook EEKU

HONORABLE MENTION in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eighteenth Annual Collection for the poem "Absolute Zero" published in EOTU Ezine September 2004

HONORABLE MENTION in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eighteenth Annual Collection for the poem "Unspoken" published in Aoife's Kiss December 2004

FIRST PLACE  Mary Jane Barnes Award 2005 Kentucky State Poetry Society Contest for the poem "A Survivor of the Titanic Remembers"

THIRD PLACE  Living in Oblivion  2005 Kentucky State Poetry Society Contest for the poem "When We Were Wealthy"

FIRST HONORABLE MENTION  Ben Ray Memorial  2005 Kentucky State Poetry Society Contest for the poem "Ode to the Old Oakview"

Nonfiction Article
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How Message Boards Can be Helpful or Hurtful to Writers

RUNNER-UP  Champagne Shivers Demented Nursery Rhymes Contest 2006 for the poem "Burning Mad"

THIRD PLACE, Balticon 40 Poetry Contest for the poem "The Missing Link"

SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN BEST OF AFTERBURN SF for my story "The Reunion" (editor's choice).

Poem from my poetry collection EEKU was chosen for inclusion in DWARF STARS 2006, an anthology of the best short-short (ten lines and under) science fiction, fantasy, and horror poetry published in 2005.

SELECTED FOR INCLUSION in 2006/2007 CAMBRIDGE WHO'S WHO AMONG PROFESSIONAL WOMEN IN WRITING AND PUBLISHING "HONORS EDITION"

WINNER The Lorelei Signal's Readers' Poll for poetry, Oct-Dec 2006 issue

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Karen L. Newman

Poem
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The Sands of Kentucky

Nonfiction Article
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Using Message Boards Effectively

SECOND PLACE for The Heartland Review Prize in the 2007 Kentucky State Poetry Society Contest for the poem "Sense of Loss"

POPULAR ARTICLE NOTATION, Firefox News, for review of episodes six and seven of the television series The Middleman and the article "The Middleman at Comic-Con 2008"

HONORABLE MENTION, Space Western Senryu Contest, 2008, for the poem "on the range"

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Comments About My Work

"A gifted writer" - Tina Hess, Author Liaison for Mind Caviar 

"I really like your work." - Tyree Campbell, Managing Editor, Sam's Dot Publishing

"I enjoy your style of writing." - Lee Ward, Lifestyle Editor, The Independent and Editor, Independent, The Magazine

"I like your work very much." - Webmaster at Horror Domain

"Chilling and creepy; Stephen King, eat your heart out!  Great story!" - Karen Lynn Vidra, writer, about my short story "Black to the Bone"

"I like all the poems on your pages.  Very inspiring." - author Sandie May Angel about the poems available online.

"It freakin' rocked" - Nancy Jackson, writer, about the poem "Atomic Mistress"

"This was great!  Oh my God, the imagery...Well done!" - Darren Franz, writer, about the poem "Atomic Mistress"

"I really liked "Absolute Zero".  Keep up the great writing."  and "You're an excellent writer." - Rod Walker, nevermoremag.com poetry editor

"well crafted poem ("Absolute Zero")" - Robert Jude (Ace) Forese, poet

"...flawless work." (about the poem "An American Cemetery") and "I am quite a fan of your work" - Anthony Beal, editor of Scared Naked Magazine

"And I encountered a poem.  There are several in this issue, following "Acid Man" by Karen L. Newman.  All I can say is that I read all the poems and was left flabbergasted by this one in particular, which I'm sure was Newman's intention." - Robert J. Santa on sfreader.com in his review of Cthulhu Sex, Issue 24, Volume II.

"An excellent poem." - Jack Fisher, editor of Flesh and Blood Magazine about the poem "Worked to Death"

"A very good horror poem." - Elizabeth Lucas-Taylor, author, about the poem "Worked to Death"

"In this issue of Dreams and Nightmares, several pieces are quite striking.  'Cross-Pollination' by Karen Newman visualizes contemporary terrors connected with genetically manipulated crops.  To my mind, the woman with baby teeth inserted pales into insignificance in comparison." - Susanna Roxman with New Hope International Review Online in her review of Dreams and Nightmares # 69.

"...conveyed all in but a few words, spare lines.  Well done" - Zinta Aistars, award winning author about the poem "White Lie"

"Different and interesting" - Ed Matlack, writer in Authors Den about the poem "Intergalactic Virus"

"Very clever & well-written piece." - Rod Walker, poetry editor of  nevermoremag.com about the poem "Rock Stars"

"Powerful imagery and emotion elicited thereby from so few words.  Well done, Karen." - Regis Aufray, Canadian poet about untitled haiku on Scifaikuest website published in November 2004.

"A good fantasy poem, Karen." - Regis Auffray, Canadian poet about the poem "Gaminerie"

"...very nice.  I like the spare style." - author Lyn Halper about the poem "American Politicians"

"Karen, good work!" - Donna L. Quesinberry, author and poet, about the poem "Heart Break"

"nice images to this very interesting poem" - poet Robert Jude (Ace) Forese about the poem "Sailing Along the Galilean Sea"

"Very nice, Karen!  In the past I have noticed that many poets have used the clock as a timer for human's life.  I guess this proves that the time machine does hold a bond with us.  Nice work!" - Author Sandie May Angel about the poem "Do Over"

"Very nicely written.  Mortality does that to you, instead of living in the moment, we spend our existence counting down the minutes." - Author Mary Rose about the poem "Do Over"

"Karen L. Newman's 'Do Over' is a quirky poem about a world full of clockmakers.  I enjoyed reading this one, although I had to read it more than once to try to understand some of the imagery." - Simon Owens about the contents of the June Issue of Lone Star Stories on LitHaven.com

"That one is a bit warped.  Well written but a bit warped." - Author Nickolaus Pacione about the short story "Under New Management"

"I enjoyed your Mirror, Mirror piece, very creepy!  Congratulations on your Nocturnal Ooze publication of this story.  Looking forward to reading more from you!" - Author Robert Montesino about the story "Mirror, Mirror"

"I enjoyed this unique poem.  You have a wonderful imagination." - Cathy Burburuz, editor of Champagne Shivers, about the poem "Tom's Thumb".

"really good nonfiction article" - Tyree Campbell, Managing Editor of Sam's Dot Publihsing, about my article "How Message Boards Can be Helpful or Hurtful to Writers" in my newsletter EEKSclamations.

"Great Job!" - Jim Swingle, author, about the poem "The Missing Link"

"Very clever and your use of imagery was quite mysterious!  Good job!" - Richard Cederberg, author, about the poem "Bridging the Galaxies"

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