Morrigan Gaines is a queer, neurospicy author of chaotic fantasy whose childhood running free in the Maine woods and nature education background inspire many of her novels.
Her character-driven stories showcase cozy, diverse worlds that feature mental health representation, a side helping of romance, and journeys of self-discovery.
When she’s not writing books or homeschooling her four kids, she can be found pursuing another ADHD-driven craft fixation, reading with her high-school sweetheart, or escaping the world by hiding in the forest.

Morrigan Gaines is the Social Media and Outreach co-chair of the Bangor Authors’ Collaborative, a volunteer group of authors organizing the annual Bangor Authors’ Book Fair and Literary Festival.
In 2025 she was a panelist on the Writing for Mental Health panel at the Bangor Authors’ Book Fair and Literary Festival with Keith Young, Emma G. Rose, and Amber Hathaway

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Quick Facts

• Reader of many genres
• Married to my high school sweetheart
• Neurospicy
• Demisexual/Bisexual
• Mount Desert Island native
• Eclectic homeschooling mom of four
• Former park ranger
• Background in Wildlife Science and education
• Late in life Dungeons and Dragons convert

Some
Favorite
Authors

• Tamora Pierce (Fantasy)
• A.K. Mulford / Ali K. Mulford (Fantasy & Romance)
• Kristen Britain (Fantasy)
• Rebecca Thorne (Cozy Fantasy)
• C.S. Lewis (Fantasy & Spiritual)
• Elle M. Drew (Spicy Shifter Romance)
• E.A. Buckingham-Young (Romance)
• Tiffany Costa (Romance)
• Azalea Crowley (Cozy Horror + others)
• Isabelle Olmo (Feminist Fantasy)
• Anacostia Miller (Fantasy)
• Lizzie Strong (Monster Romance and Fantasy)