Alex Marzano-Lesnevich Explained

Education:Columbia University (BA)
Emerson College (MFA)
Harvard Law School (JD)
Occupation:Writer, professor
Awards:Grand prix des lectrices de Elle (2019)
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir or Biography (2018)
Chautauqua Prize (2018)

Alex Marzano-Lesnevich is an American author and former lawyer.[1]

Biography

Marzano-Lesnevich received their B.A. from Columbia University, M.F.A. from Emerson College, and J.D. from Harvard Law School.[2] [3] [4] They were a three-time MacDowell fellow[5] and 2023 United States Artists fellow.[6]

Marzano-Lesnevich is the author of The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir, which received the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir or Biography,[7] the 2018 Chautauqua Prize, the 2019 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle in nonfiction, and was optioned by HBO to develop into a limited series.[8] [9] The book recounts the story of Marzano-Lesnevich being assigned to defend a pedophile and child murderer in Louisiana who killed and likely molested a six-year-old boy in 1992, and had their faith against the death penalty shaken after watching the man's videotaped confession.[10]

Marzano-Lesnevich is currently Assistant Professor and Rogers Communications Chair in Creative Non-Fiction at the University of British Columbia;[11] [12] they were previously an Assistant Professor of English at Bowdoin College.[13] [2] [14] They write extensively about transgender issues.[15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-05-17 . Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich's The Fact of a Body Is a True Crime Masterpiece . 2022-06-06 . Vogue . en-US.
  2. Web site: Alex Marzano-Lesnevich . 2022-06-06 . Faculty and Staff Profiles . en.
  3. Web site: 2021-01-29 . Zagar '03 to Direct HBO Adaptation of Alum Marzano-Lesnevich's Memoir . 2022-06-06 . Emerson Today . en-US.
  4. Web site: Alumni in the News Columbia College Today . 2022-06-06 . www.college.columbia.edu.
  5. Web site: Alex Marzano-Lesnevich - MacDowell Fellow in Literature . 2024-03-14 . MacDowell . en.
  6. Web site: United States Artists ยป Alex Marzano-Lesnevich . 2024-03-14 . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2017-07-26 . Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich on Writing Her True Crime Novel . 2022-06-06 . Lambda Literary . en.
  8. Web site: White . Peter . 2021-01-26 . HBO Developing Adaptation Of Alex Marzano-Lesnevich's Memoir 'The Fact Of A Body' With Jeremiah Zagar & Melissa Bernstein . 2022-06-06 . Deadline . en-US.
  9. Web site: Goldberg . Lesley . 2021-01-26 . 'The Fact of a Body' TV Series in the Works at HBO . 2022-06-06 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  10. News: Leun . Justine van der . 2017-07-21 . At a Law Firm that Defended a Child Murderer, an Intern Recalls Her Own Childhood Abuse . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-06-06 . 0362-4331.
  11. Web site: Meet the new faculty in Creative Writing 2023 . 2024-03-14 . Creative Writing . en-CA.
  12. Web site: Alex Marzano-Lesnevich . 2024-03-14 . Creative Writing . en-CA.
  13. Web site: Alex Marzano-Lesnevich and a Double Dose of Joy and Empowerment in Two New York Times Pieces . 2022-06-06 . News . en.
  14. Web site: English Professor Alex Marzano-Lesnevich Honored by Maine Arts Commission . 2024-03-14 . News . en.
  15. News: Marzano-Lesnevich . Alex . 2021-04-02 . Opinion How Do I Define My Gender if No One Is Watching Me? . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-06-06 . 0362-4331.
  16. News: Marzano-Lesnevich . Alex . 2019-04-17 . Opinion Flying While Trans . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-06-06 . 0362-4331.

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