As a social work professor, Wendy Shaia has published a number of non-fiction articles examining issues of oppression experienced by Black people in urban settings and has a significant following for that work.
Her second short story, Smoke, will be published in October by Midnight and Indigo, a literary magazine featuring Black female writers..
Her first short story, Waiting for Something was recently accepted for publication by The Dillydoun Review and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
She regularly speaks and trains on anti-racist practices and Black liberation.
As a social work professor, Wendy Shaia has published a number of non-fiction articles examining issues of oppression experienced by Black people in urban settings and has a significant following for that work