Maureen Ryan Griffin

Maureen Ryan Griffin has loved words since her "Cat in the Hat" days. Maureen considers sharing her knowledge of and passion for writing both a joy and a privilege, believing, as author Julia Cameron says, that "we are meant to midwife dreams for one another." She has "midwifed" dreams for many people for more than 15 years at a number of locations throughout North Carolina and beyond, including Queens University, the John Campbell Folk School, Sunset Beach, Chautauqua Institution, and a wide variety of other venues including the North Carolina Writers' Network, civic and other organizations, women's groups, bookstores, schools, and churches.

Learn more about Maureen as an author and creative writing teacher by listening to these podcasts:

https://charlottereaderspodcast.com/bonus-maureen-ryan-griffin-spinning-words-into-gold/

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rose-cast-with-dr-sara-rose/e/65202933

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rose-cast-with-dr-sara-rose/e/65037194

An award-winning poetry and nonfiction writer, Maureen has also been a commentator on Public Radio Station WFAE 90.7. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Texas Review, The Charlotte Observer, St. Anthony Messenger (Ohio), Potato Eyes (Maine), Kalliope (Florida), Chelsea (New York), Cincinnati Poetry Review, Catfish Stew (South Carolina), Catalyst (Georgia), and Calyx (Oregon). She is the author of Spinning Words into Gold, a Hands-On Guide to the Craft of Writing, a grief workbook entitled I Will Never Forget You, and two collections of poetry, This Scatter of Blossoms and When the Leaves Are in the Water. Her essay, "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin," appears in Marlo Thomas's The Right Words at the Right Time, Volume 2 (Atria Books, 2006) and her poem, “Such Foolishness,” is included in Thirteen (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2003)