Kristin Griffin

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Kristin Griffin

Senior Instructor
School of Writing, Literature & Film

Moreland Hall 354
2550 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
United States

Kristin Griffin writes fiction and freelances as a food writer. Her short stories have appeared in places like Joyland and Bodega magazines, and she’s published food writing in Serious Eats, Paste Magazine, and Portland Monthly, among other publications. She is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee.

Before making the switch to writing, Kristin worked in editorial at America’s Test Kitchen and Da Capo Lifelong Press, where she edited cookbooks. She’s received awards and recognition from the Key West Literary Seminar and the Summer Literary Seminars and was the inaugural recipient of the food-writer-in-residence scholarship at the Noepe Center for Literary Arts on Martha’s Vineyard.

She holds an MFA in fiction from Purdue and a BA in English from Connecticut College. 

Credentials
BA English, Connecticut College
MFA Fiction, Purdue University
Office Hours
Thursdays 3:30-4:30 and by appointment
Research/Career Interests

Kristin Griffin teaches fiction and food writing as well as courses in composition. Her short stories have appeared in places like Joyland Magazine and Streetlight Magazine and she’s published food writing in Portland Monthly and The Boston Phoenix, among other publications. She’s received awards and recognition from the Key West Literary Seminar and the Summer Literary Seminars. Before making the switch to writing, Kristin worked in editorial at America’s Test Kitchen and Da Capo Lifelong Press, where she edited cookbooks. She holds a BA in English from Connecticut College, an MFA in fiction from Purdue University and freelances as a food writer. Her novel-in-progress is about a Boston Irish chef. 

Courses Taught

Food Writing (WR383), Short Story Writing (WR324), Introduction to Fiction Writing (WR224), Magazine Writing (WR448)

Additional Information

For recent publications, see my website at kristingriffin.org