Maya Workowski is an American writer and poet. Her debut poetry collection, Quiver, was released in 2021. She has worked with publishers including Wingless Dreamer Press, New Voices, and Polaris.
Kirby’s ex-girlfriend and second great love, the two met shortly after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in April 2021 and were together until the first days of 2022.
Kirby has since described his relationship with Maya as “passionate, if a bit volatile.” He also remarked that their relationship and breakup were instrumental to him building his career and taking more risks. “For better and/or worse,” he said, “she changed my life in a radical way.”
Background
Maya attended Kutztown Area School District, where she was in the same grade as Kirby’s younger brother, Beckham. She excelled academically, while her younger sister, Emma, became an Olympic-track cyclist.
Her father worked in marketing for a large pharmaceutical company, and her mother operated a small baby-swaddle business. Before that, her mother had taught elementary school at Wyomissing, where she once instructed both Taylor Swift and Kirby’s future girlfriend Anneke.
In 2021, Maya graduated from Franklin & Marshall College with departmental honors in Creative Writing for her original novel, Betweenity. She also founded FEM&M Magazine and served as its Editor-in-Chief for two years.
After college, she published Quiver, her debut poetry collection, and later joined Wolters Kluwer as an Associate Publisher.