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Alex Marzano-Lesnevich

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Alex Marzano-Lesnevich
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Emerson College (MFA)
Harvard Law School (JD)
Occupation(s)Writer, professor
AwardsGrand 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

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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.[8][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]

References

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