Shawn Keller Cooper

Shawn Keller Cooper writes Southern fiction that explores the complex inner lives of women, their friendships, resiliency, and the tangled paths to healing. Her work blends an observational eye and emotional authenticity with the rhythm of the Carolina landscape. She wants her writing to spark memories, arouse passions, and provoke conversations. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she was a journalist, editorial photographer, newspaper editor, and award-winning columnist. She lives at Lake Norman, North Carolina, with her husband, their two children, and a pair of precocious cats. She survives life's chaos by coloring intricate designs, taking nature photographs, and collecting t-shirts with weird sayings.