Shannon Morgan

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Arts
Occupation Writer
Location San Antonio, TX, United States
Introduction I write novels for middle-grade and young-adult readers. I serve as Regional Advisor for the Southwest Texas chapter of SCBWI. I'm working toward an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. When not writing, I love to read, run, cook, and travel.
Interests writing, travel, food, swimming, fitness, hiking, languages, history, acquiring new skills
Favorite Movies Amadeus, The Shawshank Redemption, O Brother Where Art Thou, Edward Scissorhands, The Shining, The Princess Bride, Das Boot, A Christmas Story, Amélie, The Sixth Sense, Fight Club, Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Favorite Music Johnny Cash, U2, Alison Krauss, k d lang, Green Day, Nickel Creek, ELO, Queen, ABBA, Steve Stevens, Secret Garden, Stacey Kent, bossa nova
Favorite Books eBooks, The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay), Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt), To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee), Vagabonding (Rolf Potts), The Road (Cormac McCarthy), Fried Green Tomatoes (Fannie Flagg), The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho), A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers), Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel), A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving), The Once and Future King (T.H. White), Little House series (Laura Ingalls Wilder), The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)