Molly McCloy is a four-time Moth StorySLAM winner whose work was recently profiled in O Magazine.
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What do YOU think about the word dyke? Molly McCloy on KJZZ’s The Show
I recently had the pleasure of joining KJZZ’s The Show for an interview where I shared stories, laughter, and my thoughts on redefining the word “dyke.” We explored how storytelling can reshape conversations and create space for change. Huge thanks to KJZZ for this opportunity! You can listen to the full interview here. Let me […]
Winner of the Red Hen Quill Prose Award: NINE GRUDGES!
Hey guys! Guess who won another award?!
I Won a Book Contest
My memoir Nine Grudges: The Spiteful Origins of the Happiest Dyke on Earth won the 2023 Book Pipeline award for Nonfiction! See details here: https://bookpipeline.com/2023-unpublished-results
My Nonfiction Essay “Tarzan and The Rabbit” was published in Foglifter Volume 6 Issue 2
Click here to read it. 2023 Foglifter pdf
My Story Grudge #7 Was Chosen for The Best of Risk! Podcast
Listen to my story Grudge #7 on the Best of Risk! podcast episode #26 here: Check out the full episode here.
Story Works Round Table with Alida Winternheimer
Story Works Round Table with Alida Winternheimer and Robert Scanlon
I was made into a cartoon character!
I was made into a cartoon character for Chapter Two of Henry Barajas’s nonfiction historical civil rights comic.
I published an excerpt from my memoir!
I published an excerpt from my memoir! See page 39 of Issue 41 of The Blue Mesa Review and read my chapter, “Fragile Donkey” https://bmr.unm.edu/
Power of Storytelling Workshop January 24-25
Calling all aspiring writers, speakers, and happiness-seekers: Do you want to explore writing as a pathway to mindfulness and healing? Do you currently write in solitude, but yearn to share your stories aloud? In the Power of Storytelling workshop with storyteller Molly McCloy and psychotherapist Karen Olson, you will write true stories to rediscover […]
MOTH Grand SLAM in Phoenix December 6, 2019
I was a finalist in the Moth Grand Slam on December 6 with nine other StorySLAM winners. We told stories for a crowd of 650 at The Pressroom. What a blast!