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	'''Martha Kay Renfroe''' ({{Daterangedash\|1938-06-05\|2016-08-20\|mdy}}) was an American writer of ] and ]. She published works as '''M.K. Wren'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://boingboing.net/2016/10/14/rip-science-fiction-author-mk.html\|title=RIP, science fiction author MK Wren\|date=2016-10-14\|website=Boing Boing\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref>		'''Martha Kay Renfroe''' ({{Daterangedash\|1938-06-05\|2016-08-20\|mdy}}) was an American writer of ] and ]. She published works as '''M.K. Wren'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://boingboing.net/2016/10/14/rip-science-fiction-author-mk.html\|title=RIP, science fiction author MK Wren\|date=2016-10-14\|website=Boing Boing\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> She was also an artist with a BFA from University of Oklahoma whose oils and watercolor works were shown in galleries and juried shows in Texas, Oklahoma, and the Northwest, as well as invitational shows including two Big Eight Invitationals at the University of Kansas, the State Capitol in Salem Oregon, and the Oregon Arts Festival.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.facebook.com/RobertsBookshop/posts/1553837997978413\|title=Robert's Bookshop\|website=www.facebook.com\|language=en\|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>

	Renfroe was born in ], but resided in ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2845294.M_K_Wren\|title=M.K. Wren\|website=]\|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref>		Renfroe was born in ], but resided in ] <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2845294.M_K_Wren\|title=M.K. Wren\|website=]\|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref> since 1963 <ref name=":0" /> with her partner, artist ], until health issues urged a move to be closer to family.

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M. K. Wren

Born	Martha Kay Renfroe (1938-06-05)June 5, 1938 Amarillo, Texas
Died	August 20, 2016(2016-08-20) (aged 78) Lincoln City, Oregon
Pen name	M.K. Wren
Occupation	Writer
Language	English
Nationality	American
Genre	Mystery, Science fiction
Notable works	The Phoenix Legacy
Partner	Ruth Dennis Grover

Martha Kay Renfroe (June 5, 1938 – August 20, 2016) was an American writer of mystery and science fiction. She published works as M.K. Wren. She was also an artist with a BFA from University of Oklahoma whose oils and watercolor works were shown in galleries and juried shows in Texas, Oklahoma, and the Northwest, as well as invitational shows including two Big Eight Invitationals at the University of Kansas, the State Capitol in Salem Oregon, and the Oregon Arts Festival.

Renfroe was born in Amarillo, Texas, but resided in Lincoln City, Oregon since 1963 with her partner, artist Ruth Dennis Grover, until health issues urged a move to be closer to family.

Career

Her work included the Conan Flagg Mystery series, the Phoenix Legacy, a space opera trilogy, and A Gift Upon the Shore (1990).

Bibliography

Title	Publisher	Date	ISBN
A Gift Upon the Shore	Ballantine Books	February 3, 1990	0-345-36341-8
Neely Jones: The Medusa Pool	Minotaur Books	October 13, 1999	0-312-24223-9
The Shadow of Light (unpublished)	—

A Conan Flagg Mystery (1973–1994)

No.	Title	Publisher	Date	ISBN
1	Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat	Doubleday	January 1973	0-385-06478-0
2	A Multitude of Sins		January 1975	0-385-06720-8
3	Oh, Bury Me Not		January 1976	0-385-12078-8
4	Nothing's Certain but Death		January 1978	0-385-13283-2
5	Seasons of Death		April 1981	0-385-17413-6
6	Wake Up, Darlin' Corey		January 1984	0-385-19292-4
7	Dead Matter	Fawcett	May 29, 1993	0-345-37821-0
8	King of the Mountain	Fawcett	November 30, 1994	0-345-39019-9

Phoenix Legacy (1981)

No.	Title	Publisher	Date	ISBN
1	Sword of the Lamb	Berkley	February 1981	0-425-04746-6
2	Shadow of the Swan		July 1981	0-425-04747-4
3	House of the Wolf		October 1981	0-425-05058-0

Later life

Renfroe died on August 20, 2016, in Lincoln City, Oregon. Her long life-long partner was Ruth Dennis Grover.

References

"RIP, science fiction author MK Wren". Boing Boing. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
^ "Robert's Bookshop". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
"M.K. Wren". Goodreads. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
"Wren, M K". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2019-04-03.

External links

M. K. Wren at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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