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Marlene Samuels, an author and independent sociologist earned both her Master of Arts and Ph.D. from University of Chicago. She has worked as a clinical psychologist, special educator, and researcher in both the private and public sectors.
Her current research and writing interests are creative non-fiction including memoir, problems in contemporary sociology—particularly the changing American family, adoption issues, and concepts of regrets and action. Marlene is the author of an academic book about institutional prestige and long term professional attainment, and is co-author and editor of The Seamstress: A Memoir of Survival.
Her writing covers a broad range of topics. She also co-hosts the culinary website, Expendable Edibles and her food-related articles have appeared in Ready Made Magazine as well as in The Chicago Tribune.
Marlene is completing her book, Mental Health Poster Child, a collection of autobiographical short stories. Here work has been published in journals including Lilith Magazine, Hugo House Journal, Story Circle Network's True Words Anthology, OurEcho.com, A Long Story Short, and others. The short story entitled "Sorrel Summer" was a finalist in Hugo House "Writing About War" competition and was the winner of the Annual Family Writing Project, OurEcho.com.
Marlene is a regular participant in University of Iowa Summer Writers' Workshops, University of Iowa Non-Fiction Now Conference, and University of Chicago writing seminars. She is a popular public speaker and writing instructor at universities, school systems, writers' workshops and conferences including the Sun Valley Writers' Conference, Story Circle Conference, KIPP Charter School, The National Holocaust Museum, Brandeis University book author luncheon, and at independent private book clubs. Marlene divides her time between Chicago and Sun Valley, Idaho.
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