Shanan Ballam

Shanan Ballamearned her MFA in Poetry Writing from The University of Nebraska’s low-residency program in 2007. One of her poems, “Red Riding Hood to Grandmother,” was nominated by Indiana Review for inclusion in The Best New Poets Anthology 2009.
Her poems have appeared in many literary journals, includingIndiana Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, cream city review, Tar River Poetry andCalyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women. Her full-length poetry manuscript was a finalist for the 2010 May Swenson Poetry Award. Her first chapbook, The Red Riding Hood Papers, will be published by Finishing Line Press in August 2010.
She teaches poetry writing and academic writing at Utah State University, where she is also a Co-Director of the Intermediate Academic Writing Program. She lives in Wellsville, Utah with her husband, two dogs, and three cats.