Shannon Gibney was awarded a Michael L. Printz Honor for her novel/memoir The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be  (Dutton, 2023).  "The Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year. In...

“Applications now open for the Writing Through Trauma Intensive Weekend for Black Writers, June 2-4 at the MN Humanities Center! “Thirty Black writers and artists will have the opportunity to work with four Black writers and four Black artists, to hone their skills....

The Minnesota State Board of Trustees announced on Friday that Minneapolis College English instructor Shannon Gibney has been selected as one of the system's three 2023 Educators of the Year, the Board's highest honor for Minnesota State college and university...

Shannon's co-authored picture book, Where We Come From, is featured in the "Stars of the North" story time exhibit this month and next, at the MSP airport. If you are flying through Terminal 1, please check it out in Concourse C, near Gate C18!...

Shannon will be teaching a public humanities course at Minneapolis College this fall: The Minnesota Transform Project. This is a tuition FREE course that will satisfy MnTC Goal Areas 2 or 9. From the course description: "Working in a time and place shaped by George...

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Shannon's essay, "All the Stars Aflame" is featured in the new anthology We Are Meant to Rise: Voices from Minneapolis to the World, which University of Minnesota Press will publish in November. From the book description: "Here Indigenous writers and writers of color...