 Marjorie Giles studied piano as a child, biology as a teenager,
and creative writing as an elder. While working as Research Associate
in the emerging discipline of biophysics at Yale University, Marjorie
contracted polio, pregnant with her second child at the time.
She spent two years in recovery then went back to work in virology
at UC Berkeley, a single mom using a wheelchair.
She retired from
science upon the birth of her third child and began writing, eventually
returning to school for an English degree in creative writing.
As activists, Marjorie and David founded a non-profit
organization, Enabled Artists United, to insure access for all
at educational, performance and exhibition venues.
Marjorie is the editor of Under the Plum
Tree: The Tao of Everything by Chung Fu, a spiritual guide who
answers questions about everything. You can read her interview with Mediabistro by clicking here.
Marjorie has four novels in
progress, excerpts of which have appeared in literary magazines.
Her essay, "Pelican," took 2nd place in the 1996 Writer's
Digest Competition.
The Giles family lives in northern California and
includes four children and five grandchildren. The senior members
credit their successes to a practice of plain living, high thinking
and star-gazing. Their lives and work focus on evolving consciousness.
She is an award winning essayist,
noted arts reviewer and publisher. Former research associate
in biophysics and virology.
Sources
for this bio are from the back of her books and various online
sites. We feel a special acknowledgment should be given to David
and Marjorie's Inkwell Books site for the beautifully written bios on the two.
Books by Marjorie Giles
Changes in Harmony
Gold
Rivers of Northern California
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