A native of Santa Cruz, California, Ben Marcus was an editor at SURFER Magazine for 10 years and wrote 130 issues of that magazine. He now lives in Los Angeles and writes freelance. He is a regular contributor to The Surfer’s Journal, Malibu Monthly, The LA Times Outdoor Section, Frequency: The Snowboarder’s Journal, SURFER Magazine and other magazines and newspapers. He has written three books, is currently working on three more and has a number of TV and movie screenplays floating around Hollywood.


Ben Marcus
2636 17th Ave. PMB 223
Santa Cruz, CA 95065-1808
 
Phone: 310-270-7500
 
E-mail: TheBenM@AOL.com
 

LET’S GET BIBLICAL: ABOUT THE JANUARY 2005 MONSOON, FOR LA WEEKLY.
READY TO RUMBLE: ABOUT THE TSUNAMI THREAT ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST, FOR LA WEEKLY.

FROM POLYNESIA, WITH LOVE: A HISTORY OF SURFING FOR THE SURFING FOR LIFE WEBSITE.
INTERVIEW WITH STACY PERALTA ABOUT RIDING GIANTS, FOR SURFER MAGAZINE.

THE SPORT OF PRINCES: ABOUT THE FIRST SURFERS IN CALIFORNIA, FOR THE SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL.

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE: AN INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN REYNOLDS, DIRECTOR OF WATERWORLD.

A LOCAL HISTORY STORY ABOUT HITCHCOCK’S THE BIRDS, FOR THE SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL.

A STORY ABOUT NEIL YOUNG IN SANTA CRUZ, FOR THE SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL.

SHARK HAPPENS, A BOOK REVIEW FOR SURF PULSE.