Karen Lynn Nolan

Karen Lynn Nolan is an award-winning writer of Appalachian fiction, mystery/suspense, and memoir. Her years in the eastern Kentucky mountains instilled a love of storytelling, mystery, humor, stubbornness, and deep faith. Karen has a degree in Music and Theater that led her to study and perform in New York City, including Carnegie Hall. Her creative interests also include painting, photography, creative crafts, and making people laugh. You can read more about Karen and her Appalachian heritage on her blog, Diamonds in my Coal Bucket, at karenlynnnolan.com. Finalist in the 2019 Georgia Author of the Year Award Finalist in the 2019 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Director's Award