Karen Joy Fowler (1950–)
Karen Joy Fowler is an American author known for her insightful and often satiric works spanning science fiction, fantasy, and mainstream literary fiction. Her writing frequently explores themes of family, history, and social dynamics, often with a speculative twist. She gained widespread acclaim for her novel "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves," which was a New York Times bestseller and won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Fowler is also a co-founder of the James Tiptree Jr. Award (now the Otherwise Award), recognizing works of science fiction and fantasy that explore gender.