Shelby Morrison is a Mvskoke writer from Austin, TX. She specializes in fiction and playwriting, and primarily creates pieces that highlight stories of assaulted, missing, and murdered Indigenous American people. Having lived in a few states over the last decade, she takes inspiration from the forests of New York, the deserts of New Mexico, and the sprawling oaks of Texas. She will be graduating from IAIA with a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing in 2025. She currently lives in Albuquerque, NM with her fiance and four cats and dogs.