R LYON BERGH

In their own words: A creative writer and performer since the elementary years, I have a life-long love for the interplay between artist and audience, and the conversation that occurs in that connection; the questions of what it is to be alive and to be human. 

I am autistic, artistic, optimistic, and intuitive; I bring a unique, often challenging, perspective to the subjects I teach and the wisdom I share.  I seek humanity and the divine in everything I do.  My areas of specialization are in narrative fiction, coaching neuro-divergent thinkers, the art of tarot, and the fundamentals of story.

R Lyon is an Inward&Artward certified creative facilitator. They were the Creative Writing and Story instructor for Asheville School of Film from 2020 - 2025. An alumni of The Delaware Theatre Company, The New York Studio for Stage and Screen, Wilmington University, and Asheville School of Film.

They have had the privilege to learn directly from accomplished industry professionals, some with names you’d know, some you likely wouldn’t.

R Lyon earned a BS in Marketing with a Creative Writing minor from Wilmington University and an Associate's in Theology from a small Christian seminary. In 2015, they were a finalist for the High Residency Creative Writing Fellowship at Ole Miss. Their professional training includes Meisner acting technique, comedy improv, acting for the camera, screenwriting, and independent filmmaking. Their creative writing, film, theater, and autism-services work have earned recognition at various times over the years.

Currently, R Lyon is the Program Manager of Story Parlor and works as an Autism Support Professional with the Autism Society of North Carolina. Additionally, Lyon is an active member of the The Mouse House Village, an Asheville based production company and community which recently released its first feature film “Erased”.

Learn more at www.RLyonBergh.com