Karen Spears Zacharias
Karen Spears Zacharias  is an author/journalist, and Gold Star daughter whosefather was killed in Vietna . Her work has been featured in  the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, NPR, Huffington Post and Newsweek She was named 2018 West Virginia's Appalachian Heritage  Writer by Shepherd University and West Virginia's Center for the Book. Karen's debut novel, Mother of Rain, was awarded theWeatherford for Best in Appalachian by Kentucky's Berea College.Karen as served on the...