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, including Maine's own Nonesuch Books, Chicago’s celebrated Women & Children First, and poetry press Alice James Books. Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA) has awarded Rylan with a 2020 Martin Dibner Fellowship, a 2022 Lit Fest Fellowship, and they are a member of MWPA’s Community Advisory Board. Rylan and their work were recently 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. In 2024, Rylan was a writer-in-residence at Monson Arts and they will be a participant in the 2025 Tin House Winter Online Workshop. When they aren't busy writing, Rylan enjoys spending time with their spouse, making art, and gardening.