Folkheart Press Publisher and Author, Karen Pierce Gonzalez has been facilitating writing workshops and classes for more than fifteen years and is an award-winning fiction and nonfiction writer. Her writing credits include nomination for the Pushcart Prize and awards from Farmhouse Magazine, National League of American Pen Women, California Writers Association, and others.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Creative Writing and Anthropological Linguistics/Folklore from Sonoma State University in California. Her folklore research credits include “Sonoma County Scarecrows: Scarecrows as Folk Art” and she is a member of the Western States Folklore Society.
A former journalist (San Francisco Chronicle, Marin Independent Journal, North Bay Biz, etc. ) she also owns Karen Pierce Gonzalez Public Relations which focuses upon promoting organizations and events that address issues of social concern.
She lives in Northern California with her family.