Karen Pinchin
Canadian writer and journalist
Karen Pinchin is a Canadian writer and journalist based in Nova Scotia. Born in Toronto, Pinchin has been the recipient of an Atlantic Journalism Award and a National Magazine Award for her work in journalism. Her 2023 book Kings of Their Own Ocean covers the history of the bluefin tuna, and was the recipient of the Dartmouth Book Award for Non-Fiction at the Atlantic Book Awards in 2024.
Biography
Pinchin was born in Toronto, Ontario, and is based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She attended Carleton University for journalism and history, Université Laval for French as a second language, Bard College for international affairs, and Northwest Culinary Academy for professional cooking. She earned her Master of Arts and Science from the Columbia Journalism School.
In 2017, Pinchin was the recipient of the Gold Award for Business Reporting at the Atlantic Journalism Awards, awarded for her article Catch and Release published in The Deep. In 2022, she won a National Magazine Award for her article Freeing Oysters from a Parasite's Hold published in Hakai Magazine.
Pinchin released her first book, Kings of Their Own Ocean, in 2023. The book covers the history of the bluefin tuna and how the species was nearly destroyed by overfishing.
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