Biographical Note: Karyn Witmer-Gow is an author of romantic novels. Originally from Niagara Falls, New York, she earned an education degree from State University College in Geneseo, Mississippi and a master’s degree from Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. Returning home, she worked twelve years as an Art teacher in a local high school until she relocated to St. Louis with her husband. Interested in writing from a young age, she completed her first historical novel at the age of fifteen.
Living and working in St. Louis, she published twelve books under the pen names Elizabeth Kary, Elizabeth Grayson, and Karen Witmer between 1985 and 2006. Published in 1986, her second book, Love, Honor, and Betray, garnered her critical acclaim and launched her career as an eminent romance novelist. In 2005, her eleventh book, Moon in the Water, was a finalist for the Romance writers RITA award and the Willa Cather Literary Award.
Situating her novels in the historical past, Witmer is known for her thoroughly researched and accurate depictions of historical settings, places, and events. Utilizing the archives at the St. Louis Mercantile Library, she crafted romances that took place during the War of 1812, the Civil War, and the settlement of the American frontier. Of significant local interest, her novel Let No Man Divide was situated in St. Louis during the Civil War, and another novel, Bride of the Wilderness, was situated in Ste. Genevieve in 1774.
Subject Headings:
Historical Fiction, American
Love Stories, American
Witmer, Karyn
Contents List
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A Place Called Home |
5 |
Galley Proof |
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1 |
A Place Called Home |
5 |
Related Documents |
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1 |
A Place Called Home |
5 |
2 spiral bound notebooks containing “planning notes” |
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1 |
A Place Called Home |
6 |
Monograph: 2 copies of the German translation |
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2 |
A Simple Gift |
7 |
Related Documents |
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2 |
A Simple Gift |
8 |
1 spiral bound notebook containing “planning notes” |
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2 |
A Simple Gift |
8 |
Typed Manuscript |
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2 |
A Simple Gift |
8 |
Typed Revised Manuscript |
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2 |
A Simple Gift |
8 |
Advanced Reading Copy |
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2 |
A Simple Gift |
8 |
Promotional coffee mug |
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2 |
A Simple Gift |
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Note cards: scene by scene |
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2 |
A Simple Gift |
8 |
Galley Proof |
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3 |
Bride of the Wilderness |
4 |
Related materials |
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3 |
Bride of the Wilderness |
4 |
Typed manuscript |
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3 |
Bride of the Wilderness |
4 |
Galley Proof |
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4 |
Color of the Wind |
6 |
Monograph: copies of the Danish translation |
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4 |
Color of the Wind |
6 |
Typed manuscript |
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4 |
Color of the Wind |
6 |
Galley Proof |
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4 |
Color of the Wind |
6 |
2 spiral bound notebooks containing “planning notes” |
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4 |
Color of the Wind |
6 |
Related documents |
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5 |
From This Day Onward |
4 |
Audio version by Braille Productions on cassette tapes |
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5 |
From This Day Onward |
3 |
Galley Proof |
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5 |
From This Day Onward |
3 |
Typed manuscript |
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5 |
From This Day Onward |
3 |
Related documents |
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5 |
From This Day Onward |
3 |
Monograph: 2 copies of the German translation |
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6 |
Let No Man Divide |
3 |
Typed manuscript |
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6 |
Let No Man Divide |
3 |
Monograph: 2 copies of the Norwegian translation |
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6 |
Let No Man Divide |
3 |
Related documents |
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6 |
Let No Man Divide |
3 |
Galley Proof |
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6 |
Let No Man Divide |
3 |
Monograph: 2 copies of the German translation |
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7 |
Love, Honor, and Betray |
2 |
Galley Proof |
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7 |
Love, Honor, and Betray |
2 |
Typed manuscript |
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7 |
Love, Honor, and Betray |
2 |
Related documents – British version |
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7 |
Love, Honor, and Betray |
2 |
Contracts |
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7 |
Love, Honor, and Betray |
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Monograph: 2 copies of the German translation |
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Love, Honor, and Betray |
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Handwritten manuscript |
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7 |
Love, Honor, and Betray |
2 |
Related documents |
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7 |
Love, Honor, and Betray |
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Early submission to Zebra Books containing a synopsis and sample chapter |
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8 |
Midnight Lace |
4 |
Related documents |
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8 |
Midnight Lace |
4 |
Typed manuscript |
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8 |
Midnight Lace |
4 |
Galley Proof |
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8 |
Midnight Lace |
4 |
Monograph: 2 copies of the German translation |
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9 |
Moon in the Water |
7 |
Galley Proof |
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9 |
Moon in the Water |
7 |
Monograph: 2 copies of the Swedish translation |
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9 |
Moon in the Water |
7 |
Monograph: 2 copies of the Spanish translation |
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9 |
Moon in the Water |
6 |
1 spiral bound notebook containing “planning notes” |
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Moon in the Water |
7 |
Typed manuscript: Revision 2 |
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9 |
Moon in the Water |
7 |
Typed manuscript: Revision 1 |
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9 |
Moon in the Water |
7 |
Original typed manuscript |
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9 |
Moon in the Water |
6 |
Related materials |
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9 |
Moon in the Water |
7 |
Monograph: 2 copies of the Danish translation |
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10 |
Painted by the Sun |
6 |
Related documents |
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10 |
Painted by the Sun |
6 |
Monograph: 2 copies of the Danish translation |
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10 |
Painted by the Sun |
6 |
Galley Proof |
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10 |
Painted by the Sun |
6 |
Typed manuscript |
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11 |
Portrait of a Lady |
1 |
Related documents |
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11 |
Portrait of a Lady |
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Monograph: 2 copies of the Swedish translation |
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11 |
Portrait of a Lady |
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Monograph: 2 copies of the Greek translation |
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Portrait of a Lady |
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Manuscript |
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12 |
So Wide the Sky |
5 |
Typed manuscript |
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12 |
So Wide the Sky |
5 |
Related documents |
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So Wide the Sky |
5 |
Galley Proof |
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12 |
So Wide the Sky |
5 |
Monograph: 2 copies of the Danish translation |
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12 |
So Wide the Sky |
5 |
2 spiral bound notebooks containing “planning notes” |
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13 |
This Far Kentucky |
5 |
Typed manuscript |
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14 |
Related Documents |
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2 VHS tapes titled “Topics, etc.…” #87 |
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14 |
Related Documents |
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Newspaper clippings |
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Related Documents |
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Scrapbook |
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Related Documents |
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Fan mail |
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14 |
Related Documents |
8 |
Monograph: “Love Lines: The Romance Reader’s Guide to Printed Pleasures” by Rosemary Guiley |
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14 |
Related Documents |
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Monograph: “The Romance Revolution: Erotic Novels for Women and the Quest for a New Sexual Identity” by Carol Thurston |
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14 |
Related Documents |
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Monograph: “Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writes on the Appeal of Romance” ed. by Jayne Ann Krentz |
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Related Documents |
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Monograph: “How to Write a Romance and Get Published” by Kathryn Falk |
