Taiwana Shambley

A Black trans woman with disabilities, Taiwana Shambley is a full-time writer and award-winning teaching artist from St. Paul’s North End neighborhood. Guided by political anger and black radical tradition, Taiwana’s mission is to empower queer, trans, and disabled youth voices, through both her writing and by facilitating storytelling skills for others. Taiwana is a master’s student in fiction, a Loft and PEN/Faulkner award-winning teaching artist, and represented by agent Riley Jay Davis. She invites you to sign up for her mailing list at taiwanashambley.com to be the first to hear about her debut novel and chapbook.