Writers in Conversation invites two writers at different stages of their writing careers, to share their work and engage in conversation with each other and entire audience. There is no charge for this event and donations are welcome. The result is a lively discussion of all things literary. The evening is sure to both please and educate, not to mention inspire! This month, our guests are poets Shyla Ann Shehan and Julie McCabe-Johanning
Shyla Ann Shehan is an analytical Virgo from the Midwest. She holds an MFA from the University of Nebraska where she received an Academy of American Poets Prize. Her writing has appeared in numerous journals. A collection of her poetry, Mining the Gap, was published by WSC Press in 2025, and a chapbook, Unsuspecting Cinderella, by Finishing Line Press in 2022. Shyla serves as lead editor and curator of The Good Life Review and lives in Omaha with her husband, children, and three cats.
Julie McCabe-Johanning holds a B.A. in English, B.S.E. in Education from the University of Kansas, and an MFA in Creative Writing from University of Nebraska in Omaha. A staff member at The GoodLife Review, Julie has published short stories and poetry in Ireland’s literary magazine, The Ocean, and recently published her debut memoir, The Gospel of Irish Music, with Atlantic Papers Press, Ireland.