Hi, I'm Shannon Waite.

I'm the author of numerous short stories, mostly transgressive. My work has been featured in PANK and Hobart. My fiction has been nominated for Best of the Net and I have won six flash fiction awards. 

In addition to writing, I've been teaching for nearly a decade, earning teacher of the year and runner-up in Barnes & Noble with Chelsea Clinton's "Get Going!" contest, and presenting my project-based learning curriculum at local, state, and national conferences. My students became accomplished authors with their writing sold in a Detroit bookstore.

I'm located in Detroit but my writing's available to you worldwide. You can also find me on Instagram.

I write

  • Transgressive fiction
  • Nonfiction about transgressive fiction & social change & writing techniques
  • Book reviews

I read

A lot of everything. Fiction, non fiction, novels, short stories. I read on the treadmill at the gym, so I go through books like crazy.

Mostly though the dark, weird, contemporary fiction.

Recommend something.

I teach

  • Creative writing strategies
  • Craft and structure
  • Ways to avoid writer's block
I've got three degrees and am probably not done. In case you're curious:

  1. Bachelor of Arts in English and Teaching English as a Second Language, with teaching certification (Oakland University)
  2. Masters of Arts in Teaching and Curriculum with a focus on K-12 Administration (Michigan State University)
  3. Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing with a focus on fiction (Oakland University)

When I've got spare time, I go on very long walks, practice Jujutsu, and make mix CDs. I live with my husband, hamster, and cat.

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