Mariane Pearl
Mariane Pearl (2021) Mariane Pearl is an award-winning journalist and writer based in Spain. She is co-founder of The Meteor platform and founder of Women Bylines. Mariane served as the managing editor of the Chime for Change global journalism platform, founded by Gucci and the artists Beyoncé and Salma Hayek-Pinault. Mariane is the author of “A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Daniel Pearl” (Scribner, 2003.) The book won international praise and was translated into 16 languages. In 2007, it was released as a major feature movie starring Angelina Jolie in the role of Mariane Pearl. Her second book, “In Search of Hope” (Powerhouse, 2007), profiles extraordinary women from around the world. She is a contributor to The Washington Post, The Meteor, The New York Times, The Sunday Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Self Magazine and more. She has served on the jury for the Freedom of Expression Award, Gucci Tribeca Fund, Internews Human Rights Award, Women of the Year Award and other awards. She is also a member of several advisory boards such as Reuters Trust Law Women, Chime for Change and World Pulse, as well as the recipient of the Indian Express Excellence in Journalism Award and the Anne Frank Award. She also received the National Headliners Award for Magazine Writing, the Time Warner Woman Award, the Woman of the Year Award and more.
As a Logan Nonfiction fellow, Mariane will work on her third book, “Weapon of the Weak,” a family memoir set between Paris, New York and Havana.