Hannah C. Griggs is a writer, educator, and community organizer based in Atlanta, GA. She holds a PhD in English from Emory University, and her writing has appeared in The Atlantic and Eater.
She is a co-organizer of RAR ATL, a cycling organization dedicated to creating more inclusive spaces in the cycling community.
Work
Essays
“A (Digital) Special Collections Sampler: using DH tools to teach students how to work with archives,” in ACRL Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook, forthcoming 2025.
“Jim Crow, Mardi Gras, and the Ojen Cocktail,” in Southern Comforts: Drinking in the US South. LSU Press, 2020.
“Storm’s Coming. Send Out the Invites.” Eater. 2019.
“Teaching Sobriety With ‘The Bottle.’” The Atlantic. 2018.
How New Orleans's Favorite Mardi Gras Cocktail Was Saved From Extinction.” The Atlantic. 2017.
Cycling Projects
“The Delight Alone” (short film), YouTube, 2022.
Official Selection, 21st Annual Filmed by Bike Festival, 2023
Official selection, Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival, 2023
“How to Build a Bikepacking Gear Library, by RAR ATL,” with Sarah Cruz and Devin Cowens. Bikepacking.com. 2022.
Media + Interviews
“Rider’s Advisory.” American Libraries Magazine. September 2022.
“How This Cycling Community Built a Gear Library to Remove Barriers to Bikepacking.” Bicycling Magazine. April 2022.
“Hannah Griggs and Mapping Prohibition Raids.” Drink and Learn Podcast. 2020.
“Prohibition in the Land of Mardi Gras,” Cocktail History Podcast. 2017.
“A City of Bad Temperance.” New Orleans & Me. 2016.