EVELYN MARIESHANTZ

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FULL BIOGRAPHY

Evelyn Marie Shantz writes contemporary women’s fiction about women, for women, with historical fiction and psychological suspense.

Her published books include The Six Days Before, Timberline Road and The Last Solos. No Angel Came: Five Stories is forthcoming December 25, 2026.

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Evelyn Marie Shantz writes contemporary women’s fiction, historical fiction and psychological suspense.

INTERVIEW TOPICS

  • Women’s work and knowledge in fiction
  • Queer desire as character pressure, not decoration
  • Historical settings without nostalgia
  • Violence, injury and the part of the story that comes after
  • Building distinct voices across a story collection

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS

  1. Why center women’s knowledge and ordinary work?
  2. What must an intimate scene reveal beyond attraction?
  3. How do you keep violence consequential after the scene ends?
  4. How do the five stories in No Angel Came remain distinct?
  5. What makes a historical setting useful rather than decorative?

CURRENT CATALOGUE

  • The Six Days Before — available now
  • Timberline Road — current edition
  • The Last Solos — current edition
  • No Angel Came: Five Stories — December 25, 2026

RIGHTS AND MANUSCRIPTS

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BOOKINGS, REVIEW COPIES AND RIGHTS

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