Maeve’s an amazing writer—her recent prizes and publications say more about that than I can (and she’s really one of the most gifted people I’ve ever worked with). As a teacher and workshop leader, she’d be ideal—this I’ve seen in her kindness and brilliance in classes with my own eyes. Her insights are, like her writing, unique and penetrating, and any advice she could offer, I’d immediately take.
Maeve is a virtuoso of the short story, expert at twisting reality into something strange, then back again, illuminating the truth in the bizarre. As a teacher she could not be more kind, encouraging, or hilarious. A meticulous editor, she will help to sharpen your prose and expand your ideas to their most unexpected, riveting edges.
Maeve Barry is an extremely sensitive and thoughtful workshop leader. She has given excellent feedback on my work for several years now, ever since we met in a workshop in which she took a guiding role. I've heard her read and speak at public events on numerous occasions, and I'm always impressed by how deeply engaging and insightful she is. She is a wonderful writer with a truly unique voice and imagination as well as a kind, generous, and deep-thinking person. Anyone would be lucky to have her as a writing teacher.