Photograph by Sylvie Rosokoff
Shayne Terry is the author of Leave: A Postpartum Account (Autofocus Books, 2025). Her work has appeared in CRAFT, Electric Literature, TriQuarterly, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and elsewhere, and her story The Rock Is Not a Rock was named a distinguished story of 2024 by Best American Short Stories. She has been selected for workshops and residencies at Bread Loaf, CRIT, Tin House, and the Vermont Studio Center.
Born and raised in northern Illinois, Shayne received an M.A. in Literature from University College Dublin and lives in Brooklyn.
She is represented by Ashley Lopez of Waxman Literary.