The excerpt is about an alien princess who is ostracized from the outside world and is forced to be isolated by her controlling grandmother.
Story
Shamu Ward
(they/them, she/her) Mentee
Shamu Ward is an aspiring writer and artist from Bronx, New York. She’s currently a senior in high school but is aspiring to become a novelist. In her free time, she writes and draws—when her cat lets her.
Favorite Genres/Mediums
Favorite Authors & Artists
Hiromu Arakawa, Naoko Takeuchi, Rumiko Takahashi
Artist‘s Statement
I think the best way to understand my work is to put yourself in my character’s shoes. I always make sure to make my characters feel real despite their fantasy setting and try to have them behave as humane as possible. No character is truly good or evil. I think I’m doing so, I’ve grown as a person and have made so many discoveries about myself through my writing! Finally, I think what makes my work so unique is that each character directly relates to me or something that’s happened to me.