Marita Golden | Author | Creative Writing Coach | Literary Consultant | Creative Writing Workshops

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A love letter to Black authors and readers. How to Become a Black Writer is not only just Marita’s story, but can also be the start of yours. Inside, you’ll find lessons and instructions based on her experiences during the renaissance of Black literature to help you cultivate your voice. Featuring timeless knowledge that helped not only Marita, but bestselling storytellers like Nzotake Shange and Toni Morrison, you, too can make a big change in the book publishing world.

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Helping you get your book written

I am the award-winning author of seventeen critically acclaimed novels and non-fiction works. I help writers work through the fear and anxiety that is part of the creative writing process. I can help boost your confidence.

“It is always heartening to see women step up to the writer’s table. When the results are as adroit and affecting as Marita Golden’s work, it is more than satisfying, it is a cause for celebration.”

Toni Morrison
Nobel Prize-winning Author

Marita Golden acclaimed author

I can help you tell your story. Let me guide, advise and support you on your writer’s journey. Your journey can be exciting and fulfilling!

Acclaimed Author

I am the award-winning author of 20 widely read works of fiction and non-fiction.

Master Writing Teacher

I have worked with hundreds of emerging and published writers at various stages in their development.

Book Editor

Cultural Literary Activist

Creative Writing Coach

For writers working on book-length projects I provide monthly guidance, advice and evaluation.

Literary Consultant

I can answer your questions about any aspect of writing or the business of publishing.

Classes. Workshops. Coaching. Consulting.

I offer answers to your writing questions. I can work with you at any level of development of your project. I can help you start and sustain a productive writing life and boost your confidence in your ability to tell your story.

My Books Span Memoir & Fiction

My fiction and nonfiction portray the complex and challenging lives of African-American women and families.

Key Literary Accomplishments

Years of Publishing Excellence

Works of Fiction and Nonfiction

Awards for Literary & Excellence Activism

Published Writers That I've Worked With

Marita Golden is exceptionally gifted in getting writers to dig deep – she instructs, guides, and encourages you as you search for the buried treasure that lives inside all writers. She also excels at assisting writers with polishing what writers find inside themselves. You will have no idea how well you can write until you spend some time allowing Marita Golden to bless your life and your writing process.”

Marita Golden is a teacher’s teacher. I taught fiction writing for several years, and am now a writing coach and concept editor. I depend on Marita’s workshops and seminars to keep my writing chops nimble. Somehow, this woman has the ability to continuously open new vistas in my writer’s-soul and mine fresh nuggets of creativity I didn’t even know lived inside me. Her classes are the truth.

Working with Marita I gained more confidence in my ability to tell my stories. Marita Golden is a fantastic writing coach, and it is a privilege working with her.

Marita is a gifted, knowledgeable teacher and inspirer. With her professionalism and experience, I was encouraged to demand more of myself and take risks that vastly improved my manuscript.

“Marita is a real-world Captain Marvel. Her tagline should be Better, Faster, Further. My work improved by leaps and bounds working with her.”