Nina's Bio
An actor turned playwright and novelist, Nina Wright is a member of the Authors Guild and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She writes the humorous Whiskey Mattimoe mystery series for adults as well as books for younger readers. Nina holds master's degrees in English literature and applied linguistics. She has taught creative writing, speech, drama, English lit, and English as a Second Language to adults and teens.
Nina's first love is story-telling . . . on both the page and the stage. She's also passionate about teaching others to find their own voices so that they can tell their stories.
See Nina's Workshops.
Publishing Credits (Fiction)
Whiskey on the Rocks (Midnight Ink, 2005); Whiskey Straight Up (Midnight Ink, 2006); Whiskey and Tonic (Midnight Ink, 2007); Whiskey and Water (Midnight Ink, 2008); Homefree (Flux, 2006); Sensitive (Flux, 2007).
Publishing Credits (Plays)
Zoë's Story is featured in Best Stage Scenes 1999 and Best Women's Stage Monologues 1999 (Smith & Kraus). A cut from Why Coyotes Won't Kill You appears in Audition Monologs for Student Actors 2: Selections from Contemporary Plays (Meriwether Publishing). Two new pieces for women appear in Millennium Monologues (Meriwether Publishing, 2004).
Produced Plays
Cherchez Dave Robicheaux, an offbeat romantic comedy, has had four productions to date, including an Equity premiere at Ann Arbor's Performance Network. It was also produced at Sonoma County Repertory Theatre and by Cleveland's Feminist Troupe, Red Hen Productions. The playwright directed her script at a theatre in Toledo, Ohio. Nina's dark comedy Mimi's Famous Company was produced in 2001 in Chicago (Heartland Studio Theatre) and in Norfolk (Generic Theater). Other recently produced scripts include Becoming... Somebody (Gallery Players, NYC), In Twenty-Five Words or Worse (The Riant Theatre & Love Creek Productions, NYC), Zoë's Story (The New Jersey Rep & Generic Theater), The Unitarian, Libertarian, Vegetarian Way (Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), and My Mother Loved to Drive (Herring Run Fest in the Berkshires).
Additional Info
The Association of Theatre in Higher Education awarded Nina's drama about Appalachian women, Remembering Day, and staged it at their conference in Chicago. She has worked with Chicagoland's Playwrights' Advocate and Chicago Dramatists to develop staged readings of her scripts. Nina has taught in Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, and Florida.
She leads workshops in writing and the creative process and coaches groups and individuals.
In addition, Nina writes and edits speeches, scripts, newsletters and other commercial or educational materials. For information,
To learn more about author Nina Wright, link to her blogs:
- Whiskey Mattimoe Mysteries — Latest Whiskey Mattimoe updates
- Homefree — Nina's Teen Fiction Blog
- Nina Wright, Writer — Writing projects & services
Or check out Nina's publisher's websites:
Read about these writers, too:
- Rebecca Gall — Writer for children & teens
- Greg Neri — Children's writer & illustrator
- Candy Calvert — Midnight Ink author
- Kit Frazier — Midnight Ink author