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Taylor Grothe

State: Connecticut

Taylor graduated cum laude with Honors from Duke University (2012), and is a 2024 Nonfiction MFA graduate of Fairfield University’s Creative Writing Program. Their shorts can be found in Coffin Bell, Bag of Bones Press, Haven Speculative, Shortwave Magazine, and various other places. Taylor was a Round 9 Author Mentor Match adult mentor, the graduate Assistant Managing Editor of Brevity Magazine for 2022-23, and one of the founding members and the 2023-24 program coordinator of Round Table Mentor. Their debut YA horror novel, Hollow, comes out with Peachtree Teen in fall 2025, with another book to follow in 2026.

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal

Audiences: Adult, Young Adult