Shannon Buckley
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Shannon Buckley is a writer, editor, and visual artist. Her fiction and other writing have appeared or are slated to appear in Autostraddle, Winter Tangerine, New South Journal, Strange Horizons, Wigleaf, and many others. Her writing has been nominated for Best of the Net and Best Small Fictions. She serves on the editorial team at 3Elements Review, and advises high school students on their college essays through Story2. She also coordinates a literacy mentorship program for elementary school students in Cambridge, MA. Her first love is storytelling, and she is passionate about helping others engage with and find joy through literature.
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Answered a Question in Kindred
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Answered a Question in Kindred
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Answered a Question in Kindred
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Answered a Question in The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
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