Karen Connelly

Karen Connelly
Born
Karen Marie Connelly

(1969-03-12) 12 March 1969
OccupationWriter, poet, editor, psychotherapist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityCanadian
Period1990–present
GenrePoetry, Fiction, Creative nonfiction, Travel writing, Memoir
SubjectMyanmar, human rights, exile, cross-cultural life, Greek rural life
Notable works
  • The Lizard Cage
  • Touch the Dragon: A Thai Journal
  • Burmese Lessons
  • The Change Room
Notable awards
SpouseRobert Chang (m. 2005)
Children1
Website
karenconnelly.ca

Karen Marie Connelly (born 12 March 1969) is a Canadian writer, poet, editor, and psychotherapist. She has written poetry, fiction, and nonfiction works, including The Lizard Cage (2005), which received the Orange Broadband Prize for New Writers. Her books draw on her experiences living in Thailand, Greece, Spain, France, and Myanmar and explores cross-cultural themes, including politics, language, human rights, and trauma recovery. She also works as a registered psychotherapist in Toronto, Canada.