Matthew Griffin (writer) explained

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 follow-up piece about the changing landscape after the Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.outandaboutnashville.com/story/matthew-griffin-s-debut-novel-explores#.WUFtOZLysdU "Matthew Griffin’s debut novel explores hidden love"
2. https://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/crooks-corner-book-prize-winner-hide-is-a-historical-portrait-of-gay-oppression-inspired-by-the-modern-variety/Content?oid=5100238 "Crook's Corner Book Prize Winner Hide Is a Historical Portrait of Gay Oppression Inspired by the Modern Variety"
3. http://www.newnownext.com/lambda-literary-awards-2017-nominees/03/2017/ "Finalists For 2017 Lambda Literary Awards Announced"
4. https://www.indyweek.com/arts/archives/2017/01/16/matthew-griffin-snags-2017-crooks-corner-book-prize-for-his-graceful-novel-hide "Matthew Griffin Snags 2017 Crook's Corner Book Prize for His Graceful Novel, Hide"
5. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/26/us/gays-in-south-package.html?smid=pl-share&_r=0 "Struggling for Gay Equality in the South"