Kasey Renee Shaw is a writer and reproductive justice advocate living in Ohio. In 2022, she received her MFA in creative nonfiction from West Virginia University. Her work has been honored with numerous award nominations, including the Pushcart Prize, AWP Intro Awards, and the Best of Net.
Kasey is finishing her memoir on abortion, intergenerational hauntings, and Midwestern folklore.
Selected publications
The Bridge (& Other Liminal Spaces)
AWP Intro Awards nominee (2022)
Published by West Trade Review (2025)
Reprinted for Iron Oak Editions anthology, “A Brand New Word in the End Drops Out” (forthcoming, 2026)
A Quiz About My Abortion For My Next Boyfriend
Published by Hobart, re-published by HaveHasHad (2023)
Published by HerStry (2022)
Pushcart Prize nominee (2022)
My Adolescence in Google Searches (Please Erase When I Die)
Published by Inklette Literary Magazine (2019)