Lynn Schwartz is the founder of Writer’s Wordhouse, which offers writing and creativity workshops, live events, teleseminars, ghostwriting, private story development and assessment, editing and coaching. Over the last decade, Lynn has worked with hundreds of students and private clients to help discover their story and tell it well. She teaches fiction at St. John’s College (a course that welcomes both St. John's students and community members) in Annapolis, Maryland, and Life Stories at The Writer's Center in Annapolis and Bethesda. She holds a B.A. in literature/writing from Columbia University, a M.A. in writing from The City College of New York, and is a graduate of the professional, New York City acting school, The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater. Her plays and staged readings have been performed in Atlanta and New York City, including the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center. Her short stories have been published in literary journals, and she was the founder and curator of the Temple Bar Literary Reading Series in New York City, which hosted many renowned authors including Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award recipients. In 2008 and again in 2013, she was awarded an Individual Artist Award in Fiction from the Maryland State Arts Council. She also profiles celebrity chefs for an online magazine and writes lifestyle pieces for regional publications.
