Tamar Shapiro

Tamar Shapiro grew up in both the U.S. and Germany and now lives in Washington, DC with her husband, two children, and the world’s best dog. Her debut novel, Restitution, is being released in September 2025. Shapiro’s writing also appears in Electric Literature, Poets and Writers, and Literary Hub (forthcoming). A former housing attorney and non-profit leader, she is a 2026 MFA candidate at Randolph College in Virginia.