Rhiannon Vaughn is an award-winning playwright and visual storyteller based in Atlanta. With a unique perspective as a Mexican-American and mother, Rhiannon's plays and films explore the power of perception and its impact on our lives. Her short play "Wine Night" was a Region 8 finalist at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival and has been produced at the InspiraTO Festival (Toronto) and The Scribes Stages Playwright Showcase at the Moving Arts Theatre (Los Angeles). Her play "A Lovely Day Outside" was selected as a Top 5 Play at the 2019 Living on the Edge Festival, and her play "Gifted*" was a finalist for the 2019 Kennedy Center/NNPN MFA Workshop.

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Rhiannon has written, directed, produced, and edited short films that have screened at prestigious festivals such as SF Sketchfest and the Awareness Festival. A film she edited, "So Much To Do" is included in the Horror Anthology SCARE PACKAGE, now streaming on Shudder. Rhiannon has also stage-managed and photographed live comedy shows all over Los Angeles, including shows such as Underbelly, Unnecessary Evil, Good Heroin, and Riot LA Comedy Festival. In 2013, her variety show THEME PARTY PRESENTS: BLUTHFEST! was featured in LA Weekly.

In addition to her success as a storyteller, Rhiannon is a creative entrepreneur who has founded two innovative projects. Writing with Spirit offers workshops and tools for writers that explore the craft of writing through spiritual exploration.

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On the other end of the spectrum, Rhiannon's tech startup was selected for It Takes A Village, a pre-accelerator through the Atlanta Tech Village. Cibola Story Studio is the ultimate solution for screenwriters looking to simplify their writing process and develop their next big idea. With a user-friendly interface and powerful outlining tools, the platform makes it easy to organize thoughts, characters, and story components into a pitchable Treatment. Rhiannon has incorporated her passion for problem-solving, which she has honed over 20 years of programming and project managment, into her passion for writing.

Rhiannon's connection to spirituality has been a guiding force for much of her life, and she often seeks to shine light and curiosity on the experiences that connect us and make us human. She has used this curiosity to ask questions in her work about why we do what we do. Her favorite question is, "Who decided that?" Rhiannon has been featured on the podcast Me & Paranormal You, discussing her lifelong connection with magic and intuitive guidance. After the birth of her two children, she became a Holy Fire Reiki III Practitioner and Reiki Angelic Alchemy Healer (RAAH) to deepen her connection with the magic within.

Rhiannon holds a BA in Psychology from Pitzer College and an MFA in Creative Writing for Stage and Screen from Lesley University. Through her work, Rhiannon seeks to challenge conventional thinking and spark conversations about the complex issues that shape our world.