C.J. McGroarty

C.J. McGroarty grew up in a small town outside of Philadelphia, Pa., where history was around every corner. A former newspaper reporter and editor, she has an MFA in creative writing and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Her fiction has appeared in a variety of journals and magazines. Her first novel, Clara in a Time of War, was published in 2022. Her second novel, The House on Chambers Road: A Ghost Story, was published in 2025 and won a Literary Titan Gold Award. She lives in Chester County, Pa., with her husband and their cat.