About Shawn Vestal
Born 1966. Shawn Vestal is an American writer.
Shawn Vestal is an American author based in the state of Washington. He is best known for his collection of short stories, Godforsaken Idaho, which earned him the PEN Robert W. Bingham Prize in 2014. He currently lives in Spokane where he served as a columnist for The Spokesman-Review. He retired from the newspaper in March 2024. He and his wife Amy Cabe have a son, Cole Vestal.
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