Karolyn Redoute was born in Detroit, Michigan, attended Wayne State University, and received a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Indiana University in Bloomington. Her first book, Prayers of the Shaman, was published by Plain View Press in 2011. She currently advises in Individualized Degree Programs at the University of Minnesota. She is active in the local Artist's Way Group and has been inspired by workshops at Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality in St Paul and other related groups in the Twin Cities.