Dr. Marjorie E. Brody spent over two decades as a licensed marriage and family therapist, witnessing firsthand the resilience, struggles, and triumphs of the human spirit. Now, in her second career, she channels that deep understanding into compelling storytelling. Her award-winning novels and short stories—some adapted for the stage—blend drama, suspense, and wonder, offering readers a profound exploration of the human experience. With extraordinary insight and a passion for storytelling, Dr. Brody crafts narratives that captivate, challenge, and inspire.

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Awards and Recognition

 

• 2017 “The Letter”: VIA Poetry on the Move Award

• 2015 TWISTED: Middlesex County College Library - 2015 Best Reads

• 2015 TWISTED: Red City Book Awards: Finalist

• 2014 Best Young Adult Fiction award for TWISTED, Texas Association of Authors

• 2013 Honorable Mention: TWISTED, Great Midwest Book Festival

• 2012 Pushcart Prize Nomination for “It Was Said”

• 2012 Finalist—Short Story America Competition, “In the Dog House,” September

• 2011 First Place—Novel: TWISTED, Abilene Writers Guild, March

• 2010 First Place—Short Story: “In the Underside,” Houston Writers Guild, April

• 2007 First Place—Children’s Literature: “The Lemonade Stand,” San Antonio Writer’s Guild, December

• 2007 Honorable Mention (6th out of 905 entries): “In the Underside,” Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, September

• 20014 Third Place—Children’s Long: “El Gallo,” San Gabriel Writers’ Guild, April

• 2001 Finalist—Mainstream Manuscript: Knot at the Center, Writers’ League of Texas, June

• 2001 Excellence in Writing—Mystery Writing: The Black Pearl; Fiction Writing: “Cotton Candy Dreams” and “By Royal Decree,” Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference