Marianne Manzler is a writer, educator, and arts administrator who grew up in the heartland of Ohio but currently lives in Minneapolis, MN. After starting as a public-school teacher in New York City, Marianne has accumulated 10 years of educational, editorial, communications, and program management experience. She has taught all levels of learners, both nationally and abroad. As a 2016 US Fulbright scholar in Malaysia, she gained a global perspective on the limits and possibilities of educational and healthcare systems. Marianne earned a BA in English literature from Ohio State and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Washington, where she was supported by the Grace Milliman Pollock Fellowship, co-founded the Black Jaw Literary Series, co-edited The Seattle Review, and won UW’s Eugene Van Buren Award.
Her writing explores family, identity, immigration, illness, race, belonging, and place. Marianne’s essay “On the Making of a Mumu,” which originally appeared in Fourth Genre, received a notable in Best American Essays 2022, and her work can be found in other fine publications such as The Seventh Wave and 5280. She has also received fellowships and financial support from the Vermont Studio Center and Martha's Institute for Creative Writing. She's currently at work on her first book.
Marianne’s unique experiences reflects a lifelong commitment to cultivating imagination and curiosity and building strong communities through the shared humanity of literature and storytelling. She also specializes in one-on-one tutoring, manuscript critique, academic/executive functioning support, small group instruction, and graphic design services. Email me for a free consultation!
Selected Awards & Honors
Notable Mention, Best American Essays 2022
Writer Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, 2022
AMPED Audio Storytelling grant with Denver Human Services and House of Pod, 2021
MVICW Teach! Write! Play! Fellowship, 2021
Scholarship for Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, 2020
Winner of University of Washington’s Van Buren Fiction Award, 2019
Finalist for Fourth Genre’s Steinberg Memorial Essay Contest, 2019
Finalist for Jack Jones Literary Arts Conference, 2019
ETA Scholar, US Fulbright, 2016
Undergraduate Research Award at Ohio State, 2012
College of Arts and Science’s Certificate for Excellence in Scholarship at Ohio State, 2012