Autumn Karen is a filmmaker, journalist, ghostwriter, and educator who uses storytelling to elevate traditionally unheard stories. She's English faculty at High Point University, a founder of Medusa’s Gaze Films, and holds an MFA in Screenwriting from UNCSA. As an educator, she has developed and regularly teaches courses on ghostwriting, constructing novellas, narrative medicine, professional writing, and film analysis. Her award winning work as a journalist, author, and screenwriter centers on themes such as gendered life experiences, grief, and complex societal relationships.