Erin Hallagan Clare
Erin Hallagan Clare is the founder of Story Parlor, a narrative arts listening room and experiential learning space, as well as co-owner of the Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar in Asheville, NC. She is pursuing her PhD in Creativity at Rowan University, focusing on the ontology of story and creativity. With a Masters in Creative Psychology and certifications in creativity coaching, applied mythology, narrative psychology of fairy tales, and the Enneagram, Erin helps others explore the intersection of creativity and story. A writer, storyteller, Moth Story Slam champion, and Emmy-winning producer, she teaches at Story Parlor and UNCA’s Great Smokies Writing Program and leads a biannual Creative Facilitator Training Program. Her work appears in Psychology Today, The Cleveland Review, and more, and she is a contributing author to The Coach’s Guide to Completing Creative Work. She recently launched an online school built on her Inward & Artward Creativity Model.