hi, i'm shepard

23 | author & freelance artist
HE/HIM & THEY/THEM

Shepard DiStasio (He/They) is a transmasc, disabled writer and artist. He received his MA in Creative Writing and Classics from the University of Chicago. They are a Swarthout Poetry Award winner, and their debut novel, VEIL US IN GOLD, is a 2023 Indie Ink Award finalist for Trans/Nonbinary Representation. Outside of writing, playing ttrpgs, and drawing his OCs more than writing about them, Shepard is an avid enemies-to-lovers fan, poetry nerd, and quite the recliner according to their two cats, Pumpkin and Obi-Wan.

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publications

Books – Represented by Aiden Siobhan at Laura Dail Literary Agency
Vin de Granade, in revision/on submission Fall 2024 with agent
Veil Us in Gold, Independent Publishing, 2023.
-- Indie Ink Awards Finalist for Transgender/Nonbinary Representation, Queer Indie Awards 8x nominee
(In Preparation) Bind You by Blood. Sequel to Veil Us in Gold.

poems and prose
(2022) “My Mother’s Stew” - Prose for Lux Creative Review
(2022) “Blue” - Poetry for Lux Creative Review
-- Poetry Section Award Winner

Translations
(2023) French Translation of Ed Bok Lee’s “Water in Love” for Hayden’s Ferry Review