Shyla Shehan

Poet

Omaha, NE
Nebraska US
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Author's Bio

Shyla Ann Shehan is an analytical Virgo from the US Midwest. She holds an MFA from the University of Nebraska, where she received an Academy of American Poets Prize. Her work has been featured in The Pinch, Moon City Review, Anti-Heroin Chic, Midwest Quarterly, Drunk Monkeys, and elsewhere. She’s the author of “Unsuspecting Cinderella” (Finishing Line Press, 2022) and her debut full-length collection, “Mining the Gap, is forthcoming from WSC Press in 2025. ”She’s co-founder and curator of The Good Life Review and lives in Omaha with her husband, children, and three cats. ❀ For more, please visit shylashehan.com.

Publications & Prizes

Chapbook:
Unsuspecting Cinderella (Finishing Line Press, 2022)
Journals:
Door is a Jar Magazine
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South 85 Journal

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Born in: 
Council Bluffs, IA
Iowa
Raised in: 
Council Bluffs, IA
Iowa
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Last update: May 29, 2025