M. Shelly Conner

Fellow2026 Fellow
Written By Kimbilio Fiction

M Shelly Conner is an Associate Professor of creative writing at the University of Central Arkansas where she co-directs the MFA Program for Writers. Her multi-genre writings examine culture through a dapperqueer womanist lens and include publications in Crisis Magazine, the A.V. Club, NBC News, and America's Test Kitchen's PROOF Podcast. Her debut novel everyman won the Nautilus Silver Award in Fiction in 2021.

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