Ashley Shelby
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Ashley Shelby

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ASHLEY SHELBY is a novelist, short story writer, former environmental journalist, and ex-book editor. Her novel, South Pole Station, was a New York Times' Editor's Choice, a Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2017, a Time magazine "What to Read Now" pick, Hudson Booksellers' Book of the Year, an IndieNext Pick, and winner of the Lascaux Prize in Fiction. Her most recent book is Honeymoons in Temporary Locations, a collection of climate fiction. Ashley's writing has appeared in numerous publications, including LitHub, Slate, The Nation, the New York Times Book Review, Sierra, and more. She worked as an acquiring editor for a Big Five publisher in New York before moving to Minneapolis, where she provided editing and consulting services to individuals, institutions, and publishers. She's developed and taught classes on book writing and publishing at Loft Literary Center, Mediabistro, and Gotham Writers' Workshop, and guest lectures regularly on the changing publishing landscape at the University of Minnesota.
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