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 the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.[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 followup piece about the changing landscape after the Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States.[5]

References

1. "Matthew Griffin’s debut novel explores hidden love". Out & About Nashville, February 2, 2016.
2. "Crook's Corner Book Prize Winner Hide Is a Historical Portrait of Gay Oppression Inspired by the Modern Variety". Indy Week, January 17, 2017.
3. "Finalists For 2017 Lambda Literary Awards Announced". NewNowNext, March 14, 2017.
4. "Matthew Griffin Snags 2017 Crook's Corner Book Prize for His Graceful Novel, Hide". Indy Week, January 16, 2017.
5. "Struggling for Gay Equality in the South". The New York Times, July 30, 2015.