About

Headshot of Maggie Pahos with brown hair and blonde highlights, looking at the camera.

I am a writer and teacher living in Portland, Oregon.

My writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Brevity, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and elsewhere.

I hold an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Chatham University with concentrations in Travel Writing and the Pedagogy of Creative Writing. In 2011, I graduated from Elon University with a BA in English (creative writing) and Art History along with a  minor in African/African-American Studies.

I have taught creative writing in the Allegheny County Jail, the Orleans Parish Prison work release program, and Our Clubhouse, a cancer support center in Pittsburgh. I’m a founding teacher of the Midwest Artist Academy and have led trips for National Geographic Student Expeditions and Putney Student Travel.