Marybeth lorbiecki biography of martin

Personal

Born August 3, 1959, in Nüremberg, Germany; daughter of Rudolph John (a dentist) and Marilyn (a medical technician; maiden name, Schneider) Lorbiecki; married David Peter Mataya (a creative director and illustrator), November 24, 1990; children: Nadja Marie, Mirjiana, Dmitri Peter.

Education: College of St. Catherine (St. Paul, MN), B.A. (English), 1981; Mankato State University, M.A. (English literature), 1985; University of Essex, postgraduate study in philosophy, 1985–86.

Addresses

Home—Hudson, WI.

Office—c/o Publicity Director, Dial Books for Young Readers, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014.

Career

Freelance writer, editor, teacher, and speaker. Marycrest High School, Denver, CO, theology teacher, 1982–83; Mankato State University, Mankato, MN, composition instructor, 1983–85; Carbil Communications, Inc., Roseville, MN, marketing copy director, 1986–88; Carolrhoda Books, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, children's book editor and author, 19