Shannon Ratliff is a writer and editorial strategist in Austin. Most recently, she co-founded
Shroomer, where she developed research translation workflows that synthesized more than
1,500+ studies into accessible storytelling for
24,000+ weekly readers, and built education-led brand and customer systems for
Naturealm. Her editorial leadership also includes roles at
Wide Open Media Group (20M+ monthly readers; acq. by
Publishers Clearing House),
Cratejoy, and
Clearscope.
As a literary writer, her work appears in
Seneca Review, Pleiades, Gulf Coast, Hotel Amerika, Joyland, SLICE, and more. Her chapbook,
arch (dancing girl press), examines isolation and language. Her essay collection,
Voices Carry, is currently on query. She is also at work on a short story collection and a series of essays about
animals fallen from grace.
She holds an
MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the
Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine, where she served as Nonfiction Editor of
Stonecoast Review.
She writes
Analog Lava Lamps, a weekly Substack.
