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Abby Sheaffer

Abby Sheaffer is a Chicago based writer and editor. She is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago where she studied Fiction Writing. When Sheaffer is not hard at work on Chicago Literati, she is either editing client manuscripts, writing short stories, or devouring another book. www.abbysheaffer.com, @abby_sheaffer, abigail.sheaffer(at)gmail(dot)com.

Recent posts

• Visit us at our new home, chicagoliterati.com!  »

  Abby Sheaffer on Chicago Literati
  Posted May 3, 2014 at 12:20 pm

• Live Lit Review: Curbside Splendor Presents: Words+Music #5 »

  Contributing Writer on Chicago Literati
  Posted April 11, 2014 at 2:21 pm

• Dana Norris of Story Club discusses her new online magazine with Abby Sheaffer  »

  Abby Sheaffer on Chicago Literati
  Posted April 1, 2014 at 3:03 pm

• "The owls are not what they seem," read the winning haiku from our David Lynch themed contest »

  Contributing Writer on Chicago Literati
  Posted March 31, 2014 at 3:03 pm

• Live lit roundup for the week of 3/31/14 »

  Abby Sheaffer on Chicago Literati
  Posted March 31, 2014 at 2:12 pm

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