Marilyn McMeen Brown has always imagined bringing the history of Utah's unique culture to a place where it might be examined fairly by a curious national bystander.

With half a dozen published novels to her credit (The Earthkeepers, Shadows of Angels, Royal House, Statehood, etc.) a history, (Provo, a Story of People in Motion) and four poetry books (Rainflowers, The Grandmother Tree, etc.) she has won prestigious local awards for her work: the Utah State Fine Arts Novel Award, the Brigham Young University Mayhew prize, the Randall Book Award, and the first novel award given by the Association for Mormon Letters.

As a co-founder with her husband Bill of the VIP Arts Villa Theatre in Springville, she is also the author and producer of two musical stage plays. The couple lives in Hobble Creek Canyon, are the parents of six children, and the grandparents of thirteen.