Updates — Mandy Shunnarah

Mandy Shunnarah

A video of my poetry reading + storytelling event

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahMarch 30, 2023poetry writer, poetry, poetry reading, storytelling, jewish voice for peace, jvp central ohio, palestinian, palestine

I got an arts grant! + new book announcement

I got an arts grant! + new book announcement

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahMarch 20, 2023writing updates, grant, arts grant, poet, poetry, poetry writer, palestine, greater columbus arts council

Columbus became a union town in 3 years. Your city can too!

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahFebruary 17, 2023labor rights, union, union organizers, worthington public libraries, worthington public libraries united, disability rights ohio, disability rights ohio united, columbus ohio, purple collar, public good, journalism

A little update on my love life, just in time for Valentine's Day

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahFebruary 14, 2023valentine's day, polyamorous, nonbinary, bisexual, dating, sex, relationships, insider, essay, personal essay

A sex educator got fired for––wait for it––DOING HER JOB

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahFebruary 10, 2023the buckeye flame, sex education, labor rights, ohio department of health, inclusive sex education, investigative journalism, journalism

I'm going to be in an art exhibit!

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahFebruary 8, 2023mona gazala, palestinian, palestine, poetry writer, poet, poetry, ohio, text me when you get home, urban arts space, art exhibit, fundraiser

This Palestinian humanist has some thoughts

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahDecember 27, 2022the humanist, humanist, palestinian, palestine

The sci-fi anthology I'm in is available now!

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahDecember 13, 2022science fiction, through the aftermath, anthology, kickstarter

Three cheers for writing essay on My Chemical Romance

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahNovember 14, 2022my chemical romance, mcr, music writing, essay, personal essay, 68to05, hanif abdurraqib, three cheers for sweet revenge, 68 to 05

I'm in another anthology!

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahSeptember 19, 2022anthology, chicken soup for the soul, miracles and the unexplainable, essay, personal essay

Support the Through the Aftermath anthology on Kickstarter!

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahAugust 26, 2022science fiction, post apocalyptic media, the memory store, kickstarter, through the aftermath, shawn schuster, sci fi, short story, short fiction, fundraiser

Speculating on speculative fiction

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahAugust 15, 2022palestinian, palestine, speculative fiction, institute for palestine studies, literary criticism

Two piping hot poems in Electric Literature!

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahAugust 8, 2022electric literature, electric lit, if jesus was fat, hide and seek, literary magazine, lit mag, poetry, poem, religion, writing updates, poetry writer, poet

New essay in a flash nonfiction magazine!

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahJuly 20, 2022flash essay, flash nonfiction, cnf, creative nonfiction, essay, essay writer, personal essay, who would i be without the violence?, consequence forum, literary magazine, lit mag

Read my latest witchy essay, "Summoning Circle"!

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahJune 13, 2022lumiere review, literary magazine, lit mag, summoning circle, appalachia, creative nonfiction, personal essay, essay, cnf

New short story! "Holler General" is an ode to small-town summers

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahJune 7, 2022short story, short fiction, exposition review, lit mag, literary magazine, literary fiction, appalachian ohio, appalachia, queer

Happy Pride! My latest piece is for the bi/pan folks.

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahMay 28, 2022pride, bisexual, bi, queer, bi.org, bisexual.org, american institute of bisexuality, pan, pansexual, relationships

You wouldn't believe the shit queer Starbucks union organizers are going through!

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahApril 7, 2022the buckeye flame, cleveland, starbucks, union, union organizers, queer, lgbtq, labor rights, starbucks union

I can (sort of) take care of myself

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahMarch 10, 2022reckon, reckon south, honey by reckon, marriage, relationships, couples, advice, essay, personal essay

Go see this rad lesbian art show!

writing updatesMandy ShunnarahMarch 10, 2022lgbtq, lesbian, art show, the buckeye flame, stonewall columbus, lesbians benefitting the arts, lba ohio