Overview

Molly Moynahan is a writing coach, author (NYT notable book), editor, executive bio writer, speech writer, and high school academic coach with 30+ years of publishing experience. Her coaching creates independence and a writing practice that focuses on process as much as results. Molly is an award-winning author, English teacher, and writing coach residing in Chicago. An advocate for the academic community supporting students, teachers, administrators, and parents. Working one-to-one with struggling students she is skilled at calming anxiety and providing solid academic support. Coaching students writing college admission essays, Ms. Moynahan uses her background in creative writing and teaching writing to help students discover their authentic voice. Her clients have been admitted to Wharton, University of Chicago, NYU, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern, Princeton, UCLA, and countless others. Ms. Moynahan supports parents of children with learning disabilities, anxiety disorders focused on writing, and coaching C-Suite executives. Her background in adolescent literacy has made her an outstanding literacy coach. She is also a writing coach and editor for fiction, business books, memoirs, and personal essays. She received a Master in Fiction Writing from Brooklyn College after completing her Undergraduate degree in English and History at Rutgers University (BA) and Trinity College Dublin. She worked for several years as an editor for Random House and Bantam-Doubleday-Dell in New York City, moving into writing and teaching after receiving her first book deal. She taught writing and creative writing at Rutgers, Brooklyn College, City Lit London, Southern Methodist University, the University of Texas, Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University, and Loyola.