| Biography: |
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 her husband, 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.
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. |
