Mandy Shunnarah

Mandy Shunnarah is an Alabama-born, Appalachian and Palestinian-American writer who lives in Columbus, Ohio. They write essays, poetry, short stories, and book reviews. Their poetry collection We Had Mansions was published by Diode Editions in July 2025, following their 2024 book Midwest Shreds from Belt Publishing. Their poem "our people had mansions" won the Porter House Review 2024 Editor's Prize in Poetry.