Marnie's writing asks what we owe to one another across every boundary we have drawn—between the domesticated and the wild, the living and the ancestors, the present and the future—and suggests that the answer, in every case, is love.
Nonprofit Executive
protecting ecosystems through civic education, policy advocacy, and litigation.
Speculative Fiction Writer
exploring the edges of technology, ecology, resilience, and rebellion.
Executive Director, Whidbey Environmental Action Network
WEAN is a decades-old environmental nonprofit protecting ecosystems in the Salish Sea through civic education, policy advocacy, and litigation. Since 2023, Marnie has led the organization through a chapter of four-fold growth.
WEAN envisions Salish Sea islands whose protected ecosystems support myriad species in harmony, and whose engaged communities recognize the interdependence of all life and actively participate in stewardship of and advocacy for their shared homes.
Novelist, The Alis Switch
Marnie's debut novel follows characters navigating ecological collapse and ancestral inheritance, asking what we owe to the living, the lost, and the not-yet-born.
The Alis Switch is complete and currently open for literary representation. It was written as a standalone novel with series potential.
About the Author
Marnie A. Jackson is a speculative fiction writer based on Whidbey Island, Washington. She holds a BA in English (Summa Cum Laude, Suffolk University) and is currently completing a Master of Studies in Environmental, Climate, and Energy Law at Lewis & Clark Law School. She brings a background in freelance journalism, editing, and prepress production to her writing practice. She has spent her career in movement-building around interconnected issues—advancing animal rights, supporting racial and economic justice, and transforming educational spaces. Through practicing and teaching liberatory structures with nonprofit and movement leaders, she arrived at her current focus on regional environmental justice and land use policy. This informs the ecological and social themes of her fiction.
Speaking & Appearances
Marnie A. Jackson speaks on hope as a practice—how to connect people who care to work that matters, how to sustain optimism in the face of social injustice, climate consequences, and biodiversity collapse, and how to build a life of purpose and meaning in difficult times. She brings the perspective of an environmental advocate, nonprofit executive, and author rooted in the ecosystems of the Salish Sea. Available for keynotes, panels, and appearances. Inquire for availability.