Matthew Griffin (writer)
Matthew Griffin is an American writer.[1] His debut novel Hide won the Crook's Corner Book Prize in 2017,[2] and was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction at the 29th Lambda Literary Awards.[3]
Originally from Greensboro, North Carolina,[4] he is currently a creative writing teacher at Tulane University.[1] His husband, Raymie Wolfe, is a musician;[1] the couple were profiled in a 2013 New York Times series on the struggle for LGBT rights in the Southern United States, as well as a follow-up piece about the changing landscape after the Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Matthew Griffin’s debut novel explores hidden love". Out & About Nashville, February 2, 2016.
- ^ "Crook's Corner Book Prize Winner Hide Is a Historical Portrait of Gay Oppression Inspired by the Modern Variety". Indy Week, January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Finalists For 2017 Lambda Literary Awards Announced". NewNowNext, March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Matthew Griffin Snags 2017 Crook's Corner Book Prize for His Graceful Novel, Hide". Indy Week, January 16, 2017.
- ^ "Struggling for Gay Equality in the South". The New York Times, July 30, 2015.
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