Mark Hawthorne (activist)

For other people named Mark Hawthorne, see Mark Hawthorne (disambiguation).

Mark Franklyn Hawthorne (born 1962) is an American animal advocate and writer. He is the author of two books: Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism (2007) and Bleating Hearts: The Hidden World of Animal Suffering (2013).[1]

Hawthorne is vegan and has published around 100 articles or entries in books and magazines on vegetarianism and animal rights. He has been writing for magazines since about 1987.[2] Hawthorne is one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book Uncaged: Top Activists Share Their Wisdom on Effective Farm Animal Advocacy (2013) by Ben Davidow.[3]

Hawthorne won the 2003 Mona Schreiber Prize (1st place) for Humorous Fiction and Nonfiction.[4]

VegNews magazine was nominated for the 2010 Maggie Award for Best Feature,[5] for Mark Hawthorne's article "Dried Up."[6] Two years later, VegNews was nominated for the 2012 Maggie Award for Best Feature Article, for Hawthorne's article "Injustice for All."[7]

In July 2008, Hawthorne created the Striking at the Roots website which he regularly updates with new essays, reviews, and news. Hawthorne's parents are John Franklyn Hawthorne and Cheryl Annette Hawthorne. Hawthorne attended Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California in 1980-1982. In 1983-1985 he attended California State University, Fullerton where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English. He is married to animal activist lauren Ornelas; they live in northern California.

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  1. ↑ Molidor, Jennifer (2013-12-11). "Bleating Hearts: the Hidden World of Animal Suffering" (book review). Animal Legal Defense Fund. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  2. ↑ Hawthorne, Mark (August 2009). Mark Hawthorne. Save A Scream. Interview with Shari Black Velvet. Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  3. ↑ Hawthorne, Mark (2013-03-25). "Chapter 3". In Davidow, Ben. Uncaged: Top Activists Share Their Wisdom on Effective Farm Animal Advocacy (Kindle ed.). San Francisco: Ben Davidow. ASIN B00C0NF36G. Lay summary – Humane Research Council (2013-10-22).
  4. ↑ "The Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Nonfiction". Archived from the original on 2014-08-24.
  5. ↑ "VN Nominated for Six Maggies". VegNews. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  6. ↑ Hawthorne, Mark (Jan–Feb 2009). "Dried Up". VegNews: 34–39. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05.
  7. ↑ "2012 MAGGIE Finalists". Westlake Village, California: Western Publishing Association. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. VegNews Mar/Apr Injustice for All

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