Marieke holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge, where she studied the technological transformation of human reproduction. She now brings her sociological lens to her nonfiction writing on gender bias in medicine. Her fiction centres around feminist themes of embodiment, autonomy, dreams, relationships, class, capitalism, and more.

This Won’t Hurt was listed as ‘One to Watch’ by The Bookseller, and has received glowing reviews. Marieke has written and been consulted for articles in a wide range of publications, has been interviewed for the Ireland AM, BBC Radio Scotland and various podcasts, and continues to speak on gender bias and medicine at science and literature events.

Marieke’s second novel will be published by Dead Ink Books in 2024.

Marieke’s second nonfiction title will be published by Profile Books in 2025.

Besides writing, Marieke has received Wellcome Trust funding to conduct several art-science collaborations geared towards knowledge exchange.

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