Marianne's most recent fiction can be heard in the The Sounds of TallGrass
(2007) first in a series of spoken word CDs with musical backgrounds
composed and performed by Grammy contender Keenan Baxter and featuring
award-winning authors reading selections from their work in the latest
anthology published by Outrider Press.  

Marianne's award winning fiction appears in the
acclaimed Black and White series published by
Outrider Press, Inc.in affiliation with the
TallGrass Writers Guild.
·        
Family Gatherings (2003), on holidays,
weddings, and wakes anthology
·        
Things That Go Bump in the Night, the
2004 collection on The Supernatural
·        
Falling in Love Again (2005), the
anthology on second chances at romance
·       
 Vacations: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
(2006), the anthology on "Are we there yet?"
·       
 A Walk Through My Garden (2007) - the
flower pots to grand landscapes anthology



On May 17 2008, Marianne was honored at the Illinois Woman's Press
Association Spring Awards Luncheon held at the Union League Club. She has
been selected the 2008 Communicator of Achievement for IWPA. The award
encompasses career success and service to both the community and to the
Illinois Woman's Press Association / National Federation of Press Women.
Also, Marianne's work was honored in 5 categories of the 2008 Mate E.
Palmer Communications Contest.
photograph by:Chris Guillen
Marianne's
latest short
story,
Bodacious  
has been
published in
WILD
THINGS:
DOMESTIC
OR
OTHERWISE.

Read Unlocking History - The quest to retrieve a priceless
memento launches one Kappa Kappa Gamma sister on a
journey of discovery written by Marianne and featured in the
current issue of the Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine at
iwu.org http://www2.iwu.edu/iwunews/magazine/