LaShawn M. Wanak

LaShawn M. Wanak writes speculative stories, essays, and poetry. Her work is published in venues such as Uncanny Magazine, FIYAH, and Sunday Morning Transport. She served as the lead writer for the art collective Meow Wolf on their permanent immersive exhibit, “The Real Unreal,” in Grapevine, TX. She is also the editor of the Hugo-nominated online magazine GigaNotoSaurus.

LaShawn enjoys knitting, anime, and wrestling with theological truths from a Womanist perspective. You can find her on Facebook, Bluesky, her website “The Cafe in the Woods,” and her Patreon. Writing stories keeps her sane. Also, pie.