What, Why, How: Non-fiction Writer Melissa Grunow

WHAT?

I write personal essays and memoir. My essays have won prizes, such as two years in a row from Detroit Working Writers, and I was nominated for a Pushcart in 2015.

My first book, Realizing River City, is an exploration of love, compassion, loss, and ultimately redemption, as it mimics the ebbs and flows of a river to navigate the impact of past relationships on the development of one’s sense of self. It’s been described by Amina Cain, author of I Go to Some Hollow, as “A deeply rich me...