Shannan
Rivera Harrington
Writer | Reader |Aspiring Author
Fighting my way through the query trenches...
Hello!
My love of words started one summer when my cousin Christina read the first Harry Potter book to me, and it has been a north star in my life ever since, guiding me first to major in English at Kennesaw State University, and it drove me back to KSU to get a master’s in professional writing. It shaped my teaching philosophy during my time as an assistant professor of first year composition at Georgia Highlands College, and it led me back to the KSU Writing Center where I currently craft content that helps others hone their writing skills. For more about my personal writing journey, see my origin story.
Outside of my 9-5, I am in a writing group with wonderfully talented writers, and I’m working on several creative projects that I’m either revising, querying, or letting rest until I’m ready to take another pass at them. For more about my writing projects, see my creative writing page.
​
My Origin Story
In the summer of my eighth year of life, my cousin Christina came to stay with us for two months. I spent countless hours imagining all the games we would play and the adventures we would have, so I was less than thrilled when it became clear to me that my cousin would rather spend her time reading some book that I was determined to hate because it was monopolizing her attention: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
​​
I would not accept that whatever was occurring on the page could be more interesting than climbing the neighbor's tree again, but finally, when Christina was sick of my whining, she asked me if I had read the Harry Potter books, hoping I would understand her need to devour the words, but at that point in my young life Junnie B. Jones was the only book character I was well acquainted with.
"No," I spat, arms crossed and brows pinched in my best attempt to look grown and angry.
Contact
I’d love to hear from you! Whether you have questions, feedback, or just want to say hello, feel free to reach out!