About

Jasmine C. Griffin (she/they) is a writer, arts educator, and museum professional whose work moves at the crossroads of story, history, and imagination. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and now based in New Orleans, Louisiana, they brings a deep love of Southern Gothic textures, Black storytelling traditions, and speculative re-imaginings into both her creative and professional life.

They hold an MA in Creative Writing and have been honored as a Voodoonauts Fellow, AWP Writer to Writer Mentee, and Pitch Wars mentee. Their fiction and essays appear in literary magazines and anthologies that champion bold, transformative voices. Across genres—spanning horror, magical realism, and queer Southern Gothic—they weave narratives that center Black women and queer communities, interrogating power, myth, and survival with lyricism and bite.

Outside the page, Jasmine serves as part of the education team at the New Orleans Museum of Art, where they build programs that connect art to community, culture, and storytelling. Their approach to both writing and teaching is guided by the belief that stories are not just entertainment but survival tools, collective memory, and portals into possible futures.

When they aren’t drafting novels about witches, vampires, or haunted cities, Jasmine can be found exploring New Orleans’ art, music, and food scenes, advocating for the voices of marginalized communities, or tending to stories the way one tends a garden—patiently, fiercely, and with hope. Jasmine released a debut poetry chapbook, Strange Religion, through independent publisher Amused Moon, in July of 2024.