Karen Hines

Hines’ lush satires have traveled the globe. and have won multiple production and literary awards and citations including twice being finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award and shortlisted for the 2020 Siminovitch Prize. She is the author of The Pochsy Plays, All the Little Animals I Have Eaten, Drama and Crawlspace, among others ¬ all published by Coach House Books. Hines is also a prize-winning magazine writer, performer, and the Dora award-winning director of cult horror clowns Mump & Smoot. She is a Second City alumna, an associate of One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre and her short films featuring the character ‘Pochsy’ have screened on five continents. Combining such disparate elements as magical realism, pink brand feminism, performance clown and horror, her work has won her a reputation as “One of the gems of Canadian theatre” (Toronto Star), and “One of the most original artists in the city (Toronto Life).” Raised by scientists in Toronto, she now lives in Calgary.

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