Marly Cornell

Cornell left the corporate environment soon after her daughter's death in 2004 and now works full time as a freelance writer and editor, with occasional art commissions. She cowrote Walks on the Beach With Angie with Don Warner (North Star Press, 2008) on the topic of the loss of a child. The book won two Midwest Book Awards and was a finalist for two Indie Excellence Awards and a Ben Franklin Award. She has served on several non-profit boards and, for four years was the chair of the Midwest...See more

Cornell left the corporate environment soon after her daughter's death in 2004 and now works full time as a freelance writer and editor, with occasional art commissions. She cowrote Walks on the Beach With Angie with Don Warner (North Star Press, 2008) on the topic of the loss of a child. The book won two Midwest Book Awards and was a finalist for two Indie Excellence Awards and a Ben Franklin Award. She has served on several non-profit boards and, for four years was the chair of the Midwest Book Awards program. She maintains affiliations with several writing, editing, and social justice and advocacy organizations. The author is interested in providing support and encouragement for, and shedding light upon, the hundreds of thousands of children, adults, and families living with disabilities and/or chronic medical conditions who often confront challenging and difficult real-life situations with great courage, humor, and spirit. See less