Marilyn is a Luso-Canadian writer whose writing has appeared in various print and online journals including Longleaf Review, Emerge Literary Journal, and The Tishman Review. Her work is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council and has also been nominated for The Best of the Net. Marilyn holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Tampa.
Marilyn is an Ontario and New York State certified teacher (Grades 7-12) and is available to teach creative non-fiction and memoir writing, specializing in craft talks and workshops on Hermit Crab essays, Flash Fiction and Non-Fiction, and Lyric Essays.