Corky Parker

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Corky Parker is author of the illustrated memoir, La Finca, Love Loss, and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island, winner of the 2022 Nancy Pearl Award for Memoir, the International University Press’ Awards for cover and book design and 2023 National Audie nominee for best audiobook memoir. Corky is based in Port Townsend and Marrowstone Island. For more of her writing and adventures check out www.corkyparker.com.

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