I’m Marian McCormick, an author and illustrator with a gentle heart, a love for family, and a passion for writing. Throughout my early education in Calvert School, I was drawn to whimsical fairytales and colorful illustrations, which inspired my lifelong fondness for art and storytelling.
During both middle and high school, I was privately schooled through Acellus Academy, where I specialized in literature and business economics. I also earned a diploma with highest honors in Writing Stories for Children from Stratford Career Institute. That experience further enhanced my artistic and writing skills.
I graduated from Acellus Academy in June 2025, and, to this day, I continue to pursue a diploma in Creative Writing from Stratford.
My dream is to create genuine, magical stories using the power of words and imagination, and share that magic through every book I create-
from storybook to novel.
Since I was a child, I enjoyed drawing and storytelling. Along with my sister, I created playful characters with supernatural abilities, robot princesses, and one-handed thieves. I thereon became infatuated with the power to create worlds with the touch of a pen.
In 2019, I wrote my first complete novel. Afterward, I quickly developed a passion for writing stories rather than just drawing them. I began writing several other books in the following years, including genres of action, adventure, and romance.
In 2022, I wrote my first children's book, A Buddy for Buddy. In between schoolwork, it then took me almost two years to illustrate the 33-page book. By the time A Buddy for Buddy was complete, I decided that it was ready for publication, and took the biggest step in my writing career: self-publishing.
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