Saum, Karen

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SAUM, Karen

SAUM, Karen. American (born Panama), b. 1935. Genres: Novellas/Short stories, Mystery/Crime/Suspense, Children's fiction. Career: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, lecturer in history, 1964-67; Manhattan Community College of the City University of New York, instructor in history, 1967-68; University of Maine at Augusta, assistant professor of history, 1970-74; Waldo County Committee for Social Action, Belfast, ME, director of Women's Project, 1977-78; William Shakespeare Company, Camden, ME, office manager, 1979-80; State Employment and Training Council, policy development coordinator, 1980-81; Homeworkers Organized for More Employment (HOME), Inc., Orland, ME, director of Rural Education Program, 1981-, director of Outreach Program, 1982-85, director of Learning Center, 1985-86. Vermont College, adjunct professor, 1981-85; University of Maine, visiting lecturer, 1985; College of the Atlantic, visiting lecturer, 1986. Producer of videotapes. Publications: MYSTERY NOVELS: Murder Is Relative, 1990; Murder Is Germane, 1991; Murder Is Material, 1994; I Never Read Thoreau, 1996. OTHER: The Adventures of Max Pine (children's), 1997. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of stories, articles, and poems to periodicals. Address: H.O.M.E., Inc., Box 10, Orland, ME 04472, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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