Marjorie Klein

Marjorie Klein's first novel, Test Pattern (Wm. Morrow Publishers, 2000; HarperCollins/ Perenniel 2001, now an e-book) was a Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in various publications, including 20 years of free-lance work for Tropic, the Miami Herald's former Sunday magazine. Recipient of a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, she served as a preliminary judge for the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts for 13 years. She has taught at the University of Miami, Florida International University, Warren Wilson College, University of North Carolina/Asheville’s Great Smokies Writers Program, and UNCA’s Osher Lifetime Learning Institute. She has completed two novels, Shifting Gears: A South Beach Story, and Time in a Bottle, and has started a new one. (www.marjorieklein.com)