[4] She has also written for the Canadian television series What It's Like Being Alone[5] and three episodes of the American version of Queer as Folk, for which she also served as executive story consultant.

[6] In recent years, she has served as a writer and producer on a number of Canadian television series including Flashpoint, The Listener and Orphan Black, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide and airs on BBC America in the United States.

[7] Karen Walton was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and grew up in nearby Dartmouth.

Walton was recognized and given access to lessons in screenwriting at the Canadian Film Centre where she later graduated.

[4] In May 2018, Walton received the Nell Shipman Award in Toronto for her contributions to Canadian film and television.