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Welcome. I'm Nora: author, anthologist, and lover of all things wild. I'm especially passionate about normalizing mental health, protecting the environment, and deconstructing harmful stereotypes about rural people and places. My novels weave in social justice themes because as people living in the world, these themes impact all of us. With my books, I aim to provide great stories while also provoking deep and critical thought about those themes.
Similarly, as an anthologist, I prefer to curate stories centered around social justice concerns, ie human concerns, with the specific goals of highlighting diverse viewpoints and introducing new, emerging voices alongside established, award-winning authors. |
Official BioNora Shalaway Carpenter is the contributing editor of the critically acclaimed YA short story anthology Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America, which was named an NPR Best Book of the Year, A YALSA Best Fiction YA selection, a TAYSHAS list selection, and a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, among numerous other honors. Her debut YA novel The Edge of Anything was named a Bank Street Best Book, a Kirkus Reviews Best book, and A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year. Her next anthology, Ab(solutely) Normal, is forthcoming from Candlewick and her next novel, Fault Lines, is forthcoming from Running Press Teen. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Connect with her at noracarpenterwrites.com, on TikTok @norashalawaycarpenter, or on Instagram @noracarpenterwrites.
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