Shelagh Connor Shapiro's novel, Shape of the Sky, was published by Wind Ridge Books of Vermont in September 2014. Her stories have appeared in North Dakota Quarterly, The Baltimore Review, Short Story, Gulf Stream and others. Her story “somewhere never gladly” was included in Please Do Not Remove, a collection of stories and poems inspired by old Vermont library cards. The story was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Shelagh has a bachelor's in Spanish from Middlebury College and an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has been a contributing editor for the Vermont literary journal Hunger Mountain. Her radio show, Write the Book, featuring interviews with authors, poets, illustrators, agents, and editors, was heard weekly in and around Burlington, Vermont, for fifteen years. Archived podcasts can be found on iTunes and on the podcast site. She is a past producer for the popular show Vermont Viewpoint on WDEV, hosted by Ric Cengeri. She is represented by Veronica Adams with 1852 Media. Shelagh lives in South Burlington, Vermont with her husband, Jerry. Sons Bennett, Connor, and Aaron are all grown up and scattered about the country, but luckily they still come around from time to time.

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