Richard Marek Biography
Richard Marek born Richard William Marek is an American writer, editor, and publisher who is most famous for his novel Works of Genius that explores the odd relationships between authors and publishers in the publishing industry. Served to corporal United States Army, 1956-1957, Japan; Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Richard Marek Age
Marek was born June 14, 1933, in New York City to George and Muriel Marek. He is 85 years as of 2018.
Richard Marek Children
Child: Elizabeth Marek
Child: Alexander Marek
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Richard Marek Wife
Marek married Margot Lynn Ravage in 1954. The couple had two children before Marek’s wife passed on in 1987.
Richard Marek Career
Marek’s career in the publishing business began with his positions as an editor at McCall’s magazine and his work at Macmillan publishing starting in 1962. In 1968, he signed the “Writers and Editors War Tax Protest” pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.
Over the course of his career, Marek was also employed at companies like World Publishing, and Dial Press. Marek ran his own publishing imprint, Richard Marek Books, at Putnam Publishing Group from 1977 to 1981. In 1985, Marek began serving as the president of E. P. Dutton. As Marek remarked in an online profile, he has been responsible for editing “well over 300 books”.
Marek’s first major piece of writing, Works of Genius (1987), was a novel that dealt with the inner workings of the publishing industry. The novel received praise from several major publications such as The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times Book Review. Marek’s second writing, Here is my Hope: A Book of Healing and Prayer: Inspirational Stories of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, was co-written with Randi Henderson and was published in 2001
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Marek’s first major piece of writing, Works of Genius (1987), was a novel that dealt with the inner workings of the publishing industry. The novel received praise from several major publications such as The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times Book Review. Marek’s second writing, Here is my Hope: A Book of Healing and Prayer: Inspirational Stories of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, was co-written with Randi Henderson and was published in 2001
Richard Marek Editor Interview
Source: writingclasses.com
Richard Marek is a book editor, a book publisher, and the author of the novel Works of Genuis.