Background and career Marita Marita Golden (born April 28, ) [1] is an American novelist, nonfiction writer, professor, [2] and co-founder of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, a national organization that serves as a resource center for African-American writers.
Marita Golden attended public schools She has been a faculty member in the MFA Creative Writing Programs at George Mason University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the MA Program in Creative Writing at Johns Hopkins University and a Writer-in-Residence at the University of the District of Columbia and Prince George’s Community College.
Marita Golden founded and Author Marita Golden was discussing her debut memoir, Migrations of the Heart, when businessman and cultural activist Clyde McElvene heard her and was so impressed that he sought her out. Although they had different backgrounds and work experiences, they shared a great love of African American books and believed more should be done to promote.
Marita Golden is an Biography of Marita Golden In a professional writing career that spans more than twenty years, Marita Golden has distinguished herself as a novelist, essayist, teacher of writing and literary institution builder.
Marita Golden, local author and Marita Golden co-founded the Hurston/Wright Foundation in with Clyde McElvene. She is an acclaimed author of more than a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction. Her most recent novel, The Wide Circumference of Love, was a NAACP Image Award Nominee and a NPR Best Book.
She worked in socioeconomics and Marita Golden has won renown not only for her African American-centered novels, but she also has attracted critical acclaim for nonfiction works whose focus has been her own immediate family.
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Marita Golden (born April 28, ) is an American novelist, nonfiction writer, professor, and co-founder of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, a national organization that serves as a resource center for African-American writers. Marita Golden is the Marita Golden is an award-winning author of over 20 works of fiction and nonfiction, a master teacher of writing, coach, mentor, and a literary and creative writing consultant. As a literary activist, she co-founded the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation.