Marilyn Wann
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Rachel Adams' fat section at Uncharted Books.
Becca Friedenberg Asheuer
Summer reading. Photo of and by Becca Friedenberg Asheuer.

Writing

Marilyn created the FAT!SO? 'zine and wrote the FAT!SO? book. She has contributed to numerous books and publications, including the The Fat Studies Reader and the Health At Every Size journal. In 2012, she published the FAT!SO? Dayplanner. She's written for such outlets as CNN.com, The Guardian, the New York Times website, and Rosie magazine.


2013

  • CNN.com Opinion Big deal: You can be fat and fit
  • CNN.com Opinion Fat people say #IAmNotADisease
  • Daily Kos The War on Fat People: Doctors Enlist
  • "I Am an Obeast," in Obeast: A Broader View, edited by Rachel Herrick

2012

  • 2012 FAT!SO? Dayplanner
  • NewYorkTimes.com Room for Debate Health At Every Size
  • Introduction, Fat: The Owner's Manual, by Ragen Chastain
SF Weekly Exhibitionist blog: 
  • 5 Things to Do in 2012 That Aren't Radical Weight-Loss Surgery
  • Disney's War on Fat Kids: Why Is It Trying to be the Hateiest and Unhealthiest Place on Earth?
  • Weight of the Nation Serves Up More Fat-Shaming

2011

  • "We Meet Again," co-written with Linda Garber, PhD, in And Finally We Meet: Intersections and Intersectionality Among Feminist Activists, Academics, and Students, co-edited by Alice Ginsberg and Karen Bojar
SF Weekly Exhibitionist blog: 
  • A "Big, Fat Parade" Could Expand Liveable Space for All of Us
  • At Fat Pride Conference, the Stylish Show Their 'Fatshion' Sense
  • Foster Care for Fat Children? Gastric Bypass Surgery? Two Wrongs Call for a Fight
  • Lap-Band Surgery Is Easier Than Ever — and That's Dangerous
  • Life After Lap-Band Surgery — It's Complicated
  • Let's Look at Society's Love/Hate Relationship with Fat People
  • Telling Kids "Don't Be Fat!" Is a High-Risk Message
  • Fat Dance for Fat Positivity with the Phat Fly Girls: What a Feeling!
  • Ridiculous Weight-Loss Procedures from a Soviet Textbook

2010

  • Foreword, The Fat Studies Reader, co-edited by Esther Rothblum and Sondra Solovay
  • NY Daily News (with Paul Campos) Fatties, it's time to fight back

2006

  • SMITH Magazine: Full On With Leonard Nimoy. Interview about his art photography book The Full Body Project.
  • Absolute Advantage —the Workplace Wellness Magazine Celebrating Weight Diversity

2004

  • "BMI (Body Mass Index) = IMB (Imaginary Mental Barrier): Celebrating Weight Diversity Via Health At Every Size" in Health At Every Size — the Journal, volume 18, Number 3

1999

The Guardian Self-hatred and celery sticks

1998

FAT!SO? — Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size!
  • an American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers

early 1990s

FAT!SO? 'zine (1994 - 1996)
  • nominated for the Utne Reader 'zine award
The Fat Studies Reader
FAT!SO? 2012 Dayplanner
2012 FAT!SO? Dayplanner
FAT!SO? Dayplanner October
October = fat wombat. Art by Les Toil.
FAT!SO? 2012 Dayplanner
Personalized FAT!SO? Dayplanner. Photo by Jessica A. Smith.



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