Shannon Cain

Shannon Cain (born June 3, 1964) is an American writer, editor, teacher, visual artist, and activist living in France.

In 2014 the Republic of France awarded her a "skills and talents" visa in the arts,[1] then renewed her permanent resident status in 2019 as a "person of international renown".

in French language and literature from the University of Arizona[3] and an MFA in creative writing from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.

[8] In 2014, Cain was a participant for an Association of Writers and Writing Programs panel titled "Designed Instability: Open Endings in Short Fiction.

"[9] Cain began her activist life as a child in the 1970's, demonstrating against the war in Vietnam and in support of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Supported by a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, she performed a series of readings as a part of a project titled Tucson, the Novel: An Experiment in Literature and Civil Discourse.

[17] Cain has served as Executive Director for four nonprofit organizations including The Women's Health Education Project, which provided self-care workshops for women living in New York City shelters; the Amazon Foundation—a private philanthropy in southern Arizona; and Kore Press, a feminist literary publisher based in Tucson.

[20] Powder was adapted for the stage under the title Coming in Hot by Cain and co-editor Lisa Bowden to be performed by Jeanmarie Simpson.