New Education Director

After an intensive search, the MWPA is thrilled to announce that Nathan Conroy has joined the staff as the Director of Education + Operations. Nathan brings significant experience as a writer, teacher, and editor to our team, as well as an abiding belief in literary community. Please join us in welcoming him. You can reach him at nathan@mainewriters.org or 207-228-8257.

Nathan Conroy is a writer, teacher, and editor who loves language, Nature, social justice, and adventure. He’s published climbing reports in American Alpine Journal, written and fact-checked for Alpinist Magazine, and been the Nonfiction Editor for Ecotone Magazine. He's currently seeking representation for two nonfiction books and a historical fiction novel set in Norway, Sweden, and Sápmi, while writing for The Atlas of Mountaineering, edited by Katie Ives and Conrad Anker, forthcoming in Fall 2025 from Phaidon Press. In 2014, he established trails to The Monster, a big wall in Chilean Patagonia, and the climb La Presencia de mi Padre (VI, 5.10+, 1,600m) was considered for a Piolet d’Or. Nathan holds an MFA with Distinction in Creative Writing from UNC-Wilmington, and a B.A. in Cinema Studies with minors in Mathematics, Chinese, and Philosophy from Oberlin College.