Virginia Ryan Hoeck
Author Gin Ryan.
Writer of fiction, creative non-fiction and travel.
Gin is a former journalist and marketing writer and served with the Peace Corps in Thailand.
Gin recently completed writing her first novel and is in publishing purgatory as she seeks an agent/publisher. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University. Her stories have appeared in Embark, Anak Sastra, Sky, Adelaide, and other literary journals and magazines.
Gin is on the board of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod and Cambridge Commons Writers. When she’s not writing, she digs clams, makes cheese, and raises chickens and other living beings at her home in Cotuit.