Karen Autio is a Finnish Canadian writer of children's fiction. She has written a historical novel trilogy about a young immigrant girl Saara Mäki and her adventures in 1910s Canada amongst other children's books.
Early life and education Karen Autio was born in Fort William, Ontario, and grew up in the area, now called Thunder Bay. She lives currently in Kelowna, British Columbia.Karen Autio , Sonoris Press. Cited May 29, 2014. She studied mathematics and computer science at the University of Waterloo and worked as a software developer before starting her writing career.
Writing career Her first novel, Second Watch (Sonoris Press 2005), is set around the wreck of the RMS Empress of Ireland in 1914. Young Saara is one of the few surviving children in the disaster that took more than 1,000 lives.Second Watch, Goodreads.com. Cited May 29, 2014.Autio, Karen, ABC Bookworld. Cited May 29, 2014. In the sequel, Saara's Passage (2008), Saara takes care of her mother who is treated for tuberculosis.Karen Autio , The Canadian Children's Book Centre. Cited May 29, 2014. In Sabotage (2013), Saara and her younger brother Jussi grow up in Port Arthur, Ontario, during the First World War.Third book by Kelowna author now out, CBC British Columbia 26.9.2013. Cited May 29, 2014.Sabotage , The Manitoba Library Association, University of Manitoba. Cited May 29, 2014.
Works Second Watch (2005), Saara's Passage (2008), Sabotage (2013), Kah-Lan the Adventurous Sea Otter (2015),
References
External links
Karen Autio’s website