Shama Shams is a Seattle writer, speaker, and nonprofit executive with an MA from Florida State University. Her memoir, She Called Me Throwaway (March 2024), details her journey from a challenging childhood to healing, and she is currently working on The Dreamers, a collection of immigrant stories about the American Dream. Shama also teaches at North Seattle College and Edmonds College while leading storytelling and nonprofit development workshops.
1634 11th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122