Karen Heuler (born June 13, 1949) is an American writer of literary,
dark fantasy,
science fiction, and
horror short stories, and novels.
Biography
Heuler was born in
Brooklyn, New York and attended
Long Island University, where she got her Master's in English in 1976.[1] She worked in various jobs in and out of publishing, including in crosswords, art books, on Wall Street and in retail. She currently teaches occasionally for
New York University School of Professional Studies, and others. She's had over 100 stories published in literary and speculative journals and anthologies, plus four novels, three collections, and one novella. Her work focuses most on the perception of reality and very frequently features doubles and doppelgangers, from both a literary and speculative point of view. She frequently uses literary works as a reference point for speculative stories, as an indicator of the continuity of topics across genres.
Karen Heuler (born June 13, 1949) is an American writer of literary,
dark fantasy,
science fiction, and
horror short stories, and novels.
Biography
Heuler was born in
Brooklyn, New York and attended
Long Island University, where she got her Master's in English in 1976.[1] She worked in various jobs in and out of publishing, including in crosswords, art books, on Wall Street and in retail. She currently teaches occasionally for
New York University School of Professional Studies, and others. She's had over 100 stories published in literary and speculative journals and anthologies, plus four novels, three collections, and one novella. Her work focuses most on the perception of reality and very frequently features doubles and doppelgangers, from both a literary and speculative point of view. She frequently uses literary works as a reference point for speculative stories, as an indicator of the continuity of topics across genres.