Rylan Hynes

Communications & Editorial Director Rylan Hynes (they/them) studied creative writing, visual art, and theatre at College of the Atlantic as an undergraduate. Rylan has worked with independent bookstores and nonprofits across the country, is an alum of the Tin House Workshop, and a member of the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance’s Community Advisory Board. Rylan and their work have been a finalist for the 2024 Maine Chapbook Series, Tin House’s 2024 Trans Writers Residency, and longlisted for The Masters Review's 2023 Novel Excerpt Contest. They have received a Martin Dibner Fellowship and an inaugural Lit Fest Fellowship from the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, and in 2024 was a writer-in-residence at Monson Arts. When they aren't busy writing, Rylan enjoys spending time with their spouse, making art, and gardening. Their debut novel Grafting is forthcoming from Islandport Press in 2026.