about molly
Molly Beth Griffin is the author of many picture books including Ten Beautiful Things, Just Us, Rhoda’s Rock Hunt, and Rings of Heartwood: Poems on Growing. She has also published an award-winning young adult novel, Silhouette of a Sparrow, two chapbooks of poetry, and a series of beginning readers. Three more picture books are forthcoming in 2026. Molly has received a McKnight Artist Fellowship in Children’s Literature as well as several grants from the Minnesota Arts Board. She is represented by Jennifer Flannery of Flannery Literary.
Molly is a graduate of Hamline University’s MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults and has been teaching writing for children at the Loft Literary Center for over 15 years. She critiques manuscripts, visits schools and libraries, and hosts a monthly Picture Book Salon for writers and illustrators. She lives in South Minneapolis with her partner and their two children, where she enjoys walking around lakes, taking photos of birds, eating pastries, watching mysteries, and waiting for the mail.
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Molly Beth Griffin is the author of many picture books including Ten Beautiful Things, Just Us, Rhoda’s Rock Hunt, and Rings of Heartwood: Poems on Growing. She has also published YA, poetry chapbooks, and a series of beginning readers. Molly is a teaching artist at The Loft Literary Center and a graduate of Hamline University’s MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. She critiques manuscripts, visits schools and libraries, and hosts a monthly Picture Book Salon in Minneapolis, where she lives with her partner and their two children.
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