About the Author

I am an award-winning author of 17 works of fiction and nonfiction, a master teacher of writing, coach, mentor, and a literary and creative writing consultant. As a literary activist, I co-founded the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation.I work with writers to help them skillfully and powerfully tell their story. In my workshops, my coaching, and manuscript evaluation I enable writers to write in their most authentic, creative, and personal literary voice.I have worked with many published writers. Among the acclaimed writers I have worked with are novelists Nicole Dennis Benn, Tope Folarin, Sadeqa Johnson as well as memoirist Karen Gray-Houston.FEATURED ON:* The Oprah Winfrey Show* C-SPAN* Tuesday's with Maria Shriver* Roland Martin Unfiltered* Jeopardy! [Question: Novelist Marita Golden Paid Homage To This Woman In An Essay Called "Zora & Me"]My books include...MEMOIRS:* Migrations of the Heart* Saving Our Sons Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World* Don't Play in the Sun One Woman's Journey Through the Color ComplexNOVELS:* After* Long Distance Life* The Wide Circumference of Love* The Edge of HeavenI HAVE TAUGHT CREATIVE WRITING AT:* Johns Hopkins University* The University of the District of Columbia* George Mason University* Virginia Commonwealth University* The University of Tel AvivWRITING AND LITERARY ACTIVISM AWARDS:* NAACP Image Award nominations for AFTER and The Wide Circumference of Love* Distinguished Service Award (Authors Guild) * Distinguished Service Award (African American Writers Guild) * Washington Dateline Award for Local Journalism* Barnes and Noble Writers for Writers Award (Poets and Writers) * International Literary Hall of Fame of Writers of African Descent Inductee (Gwendolyn Brooks Center at Chicago State University) * Maryland Author Award (Association of Maryland Librarians) * Award for Fiction (Black Caucus of the American Library Association) * Excellence in Leadership "Strong Woman" Award (Dominion Power) * Distinguished Alumni Award (American University) * Woman of the Year Award (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority) * Honorary Doctor of Arts and Letters (University of Richmond) * "Virginia Hero" Award* Distinguished Black Women Award (Black Women in Sisterhood for Action, Inc.) * Faculty of the Year (Phi Delta Kappa University of the District of Columbia) * Included in Columbia Heights Heritage Trail in Washington, D.C.Are you ready to write? Visit my website at maritagolden.com to register for my creative writing workshops.

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