MOLLY RIDEOUT is a fiction and nonfiction writer and bookmaker who focuses largely on themes of place, rural history, and belonging. She often produces her work as public art or in handmade artist books.

She has installed her “public writing” in various locations across Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, Colorado, and Massachusetts. Her artist books are held in the collections of Grinnell College, Colorado College, Michigan State University, and the Ohio State University. View her publication history here.

She currently lives in the Northern Berkshires, where she is assistant director of the New England-wide artist support organization Assets for Artists.

In 2011-2017, as Executive Director of Grin City Collective Artist & Writerrs Residency, Molly led a variety of collaborative social practice art and community engagement projects in rural east-central Iowa.

Molly is available to consult for your own arts organization in the areas of fundraising, marketing, planning, budgeting, artist support services, artist residencies, and more.

Contact: molly.rideout (at) gmail.com