They are the author of unbridled and Diary of a Ghost Girl. Shay has been nominated for Georgia Author of the Year and featured by publications like Anomaly, WUSSY magazine, and Apogee Journal. Learn more here.

Shay uses their interdisciplinary communications skills to tell the stories of mission-driven people and organizations. They currently serve as the Content Creator for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. In this position, they write articles covering the work of human rights leaders, produce graphic design, and spearhead content strategy. Shay holds a Master’s in Strategic Communication from Agnes Scott College. Check out Shay’s communications portfolio here.

They use language, illustration, and performance to craft narrative. Shay holds a BFA in Acting and videos of their performance poetry have garnered over 5 million views. Their graphic design and illustrations have been featured by publications like The Rumpus and utilized in social media campaigns, logos, educational materials, and book covers.

These intertwined pursuits articulate Shay’s focused curiosities: narrative power in justice-making, precise language, and the poetics of design.