Shelby McDonald is a writer living in New York City
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Shelby McDonald is a writer from Berkeley, California. She is pursuing an MFA in Fiction and Nonfiction at The New School. She teaches creative writing in schools around New York City.
Writing
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A novel in progress.
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Shelby’s debut short story was published in The North American Review’s Fall 2025 issue. Read it here: https://northamericanreview.org/magazine
Recognition
PEN America/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
2024
2026
New York State Summer Writers Institute Fellow
The Moth StorySLAM Winner
2022
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