Nisi Shawl, Author at Reactor

Nisi Shawl, Author at Reactor

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Nisi Shawl

Nisi Shawl (they/them) is a writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, an editor, and a teacher. They are the co-author (with Cynthia Ward) of Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Differences for Successful Fiction. Their short stories have appeared in Asimov's, Strange Horizons, and numerous other magazines and anthologies. (Photo by Misha Stone)

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www.nisishawl.com/

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An illustration of two men having a discussion before a wall-sized portrait while a nun and a woman seated nearby watch them.

Original Fiction

historical mystery

Of Two Bloods

By Nisi Shawl, Cynthia Ward

February 18, 2026

People dancing amid a collage of colorful fungal hyphae.

Original Fiction

Science Fiction

Slippernet

By Nisi Shawl

June 4, 2025

An illustration of Leopold II of Belgium at a podium while ghostly figures stand behind him.

Original Fiction

Alternate History

Vulcanization

By Nisi Shawl

December 4, 2024

An illustration of two cloaked women walking in the rain, while a man in a pith helmet hurries after them.

Original Fiction

Alternate History

The Colors of Money

By Nisi Shawl

June 26, 2024

Excerpts

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Read an Excerpt From Nisi Shawl’s Kinning

By Nisi Shawl

January 22, 2024

Original Fiction

Alternate History

Sun River

By Nisi Shawl

December 6, 2023

Excerpts

Alternate History

Read an Excerpt From Nisi Shawl’s Everfair

By Nisi Shawl

June 13, 2023

Everfair by Nisi Shawl

Blog

writing advice

How Not to Be All About What It’s Not All About: Further Thoughts on Writing About Someone Else’s Culture and Experience

By Nisi Shawl

October 27, 2020

Column

History of Black Science Fiction

Take a Tour Through the History of Black Science Fiction

By Nisi Shawl

July 7, 2020

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“We are all stardust and stories.”

Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

TPG 2026 • Site Credit