Winik, Marion (Lisa)

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WINIK, Marion (Lisa)

WINIK, Marion (Lisa). Also writes as Miranda Wells. American, b. 1958. Genres: Poetry, Novellas/Short stories, Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: Writer and commentator. Creative Rapid Learning Center, Austin, TX, curriculum coordinator, 1978-80; Research and Planning Consultants, Austin, TX, managing editor, 1980-81, direct mail manager, 1983-84; Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center Inc., Manhattan, New Orleans, Austin, researcher, teacher, 1981-84; Brooklyn College, City University of New York, lecturer, 1982-83; Unison-Tymlabs, Austin, TX, marketing, technical writer, 1984-94; All Things Considered, National Public Radio, commentator, 1991-. Publications: Nonstop (poetry), 1981; Boy Crazy (poetry and short stories), 1985; Telling: Confessions, Concessions, and Other Flashes of Light (essays), 1994; First Comes Love (memoir), 1996; The Lunch-Box Chronicles: Notes from the Parenting Underground (memoir), 1998. Has also written under the pseudonym Miranda Wells. Contributor to newspapers and magazines. Address: 3808 Ridgelea Dr., Austin, TX 78731, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]