Author Archives: Shanille Martin

Shanille Martin joined the Writopia Lab team in 2020. She is a recent graduate of Purchase College, where she studied Creative Writing and minored in Psychology and Literature. She was a Girls Write Now mentee, and is now a current mentor to a high school junior. Shanille has been published in a variety of magazines and platforms such as Gandy Dancer, Italics Mine, and Submissions Magazine. Shanille was the captain of her high school debate team and is thrilled to not only teach creative writing but also debate at Writopia. Shanille plans to pursue her MFA and continue to teach writing to the upcoming generation. She is currently working on her first novel.

‘Eha

A young woman swam in the sea, suddenly stopping and looking back. Her skin was almost a pure white, and she was watching a deadly scene unfold. She watched the sun sink into the […]

No Emotions

The Sunshine shines on the farm  The farmer awakes on the alarm  The birds that chirp, the new crops that were harvested  The tomatoes and potatoes that got marketed  The farmer’s emotions disappear Allowing […]

Ish & I

A gentle breeze swept over a small neighborhood in Brooklyn. The sun shined over the New York City skyline, like any other spring day. It started with my little brother toddling around our apartment.  […]

Utopia

7 years ago… My routine is quintessential. Nowadays, the word “perfect” is seen as a thing of the past. The word isn’t given much relevance since there is no perfection in our world. However, […]

Peace

In a hot and loud classroom somewhere in Manhattan Girl in black stares out the window yearning for peace. Oblivious teacher in a button-up shirt gestures to an image of the 1960s Students who […]

Flight

Flight is the pounding feeling in my heart when I am onstage,  about to perform Flight is the flurry of butterflies in the pit of my stomach when I  try something new Flight is […]