birth_place nationality notableworks birth_date period article_title name occupation
windsor , ontario canadian '' the life of helen alone february 5 , 1951 1980s-1990s karen lawrence -lrb- writer -rrb-
 karen lawrence novelist , poet
karen lawrence -lrb- writer -rrb-

karen lawrence -lrb- born february 5 , 1951 in windsor , ontario -rrb- is a canadian writer , who won the books in canada first novel award for her 1986 novel `` the life of helen alone '' .
lawrence was educated at the university of windsor and the university of alberta .
at the time of her award win , she was residing in san diego , california with her husband .
her second novel , `` springs of living water '' , was published in 1990 .
in addition to her novels , lawrence released two poetry collections , and published several short stories in literary magazines .
