Rights Report: Week of May 31, 2021
Megan Ilnitzki at HarperCollins has won, at auction, world rights to Adoptee to Adoptee, edited by Shannon Gibney (l.) (Dream Country) and Nicole Chung (All You Can Ever Know), a YA anthology featuring new stories by adoptee authors, with contributions from Mariama...
2021-22 Mentor in fiction at the Loft
Shannon is a Mentor in fiction at the Loft. This is a great program for writers seeking guidance in craft, and a supportive writing community. Deadline to apply is July 9. For more details and to apply, visit:...
MN Breathe Project
https://minneapolis.edu/news/mn-breathe-project
Writing through loss workshops at Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facilities
Please visit the link below for more information: https://www.supporthclib.org/writing-through-loss
Austin ArtWorks (Authors) Festival: Race in Minnesota Author Discussion
Austin ArtWorks (Authors) Festival presents A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota Author Discussion Saturday, October 10 at 2-3:30 p.m. Live on Zoom Free registration required to attend, register here.
Virtual Writing Mentor: Grand Marais Arts Colony
Shannon is thrilled to be a virtual writing mentor through the Grand Marais Arts Colony this fall 2020 and winter 2021. Mentoring sessions are one-hour in length, tailored to address your aesthetic, professional, and craft questions. Upon registration, students will...
Complementing the Classics
If you are a high school English teacher or educator, you may want to check out Penguin Classroom’s new “Complementing the Classics” brochure, which pairs 12 “new classics” with 36 from the canon.It is a resource that can help you switch up some of your assignments...
See No Color: Shannon Gibney’s first novel. Order now
The paperback edition of Shannon Gibney’s first novel, See No Color, is now available for $8.99. Order now.
Botched: World English Rights Acquired
Andrew Karre at Dutton has acquired world English rights to Botched by Shannon Gibney (Dream Country). A blend of speculative fiction and memoir, the book explores Shannon's childhood as a mixed black transracial adoptee while weaving together multiple imagined...
Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight: World Rights Acquired
Erik Anderson at University of Minnesota Press has acquired world rights to Shannon Gibney's debut picture book, Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight, about a boy who feels pressured to choose between his African American and Liberian heritage and...