Marion S. Phillips

Marion S. Phillips was raised in rural New Jersey’s nearby waterways and Appalachian foothills. Her high school essays won her the appointment as senior yearbook editor and finalist in NY Herald Tribune Student Forum. She gardened and fished with her father, whose neighboring immigrant parents’ and assorted relatives’ tales continue to inspire her writings. She was awarded two graduate degrees; became founding member of the Working Writers’ Forum and Cinema Society; had essays published in magazines and read on Florida public radio; presented a paper regarding childhood hearing loss following maternal rubella; and co-wrote funded grants enabling Appalachia-NY State Child Project and Maryland federally funded ESOL program. Marion resides with her husband, Leslie, to whom she is grateful for for opening new worlds, dancing the Tango, and chauffeuring her to airports for writing projects’ destinations. On Historical Society stage, she directed military war-wives and volunteer actresses, all portraying wives’ remembrances. She is also the author of a nonfiction book capturing the authentic voices of U.S. war-wives. www.InkslingerAuthors.com