Shannon Cain is an American writer, editor, teacher, visual artist, and activist living in France. She is the founder of La Maison Baldwin, an organization that celebrates the life of James Baldwin in Saint-Paul de Vence. Cain authored the short story collection The Necessity of Certain Behaviors, winner of the 2011 Drue Heinz Literature Prize.

The Lineup: 20 Provocative Women Writers
2015
ISBN 9781625579157
Winesburg, Indiana: A Fork River Anthology
2015
ISBN 9780253016881
The Necessity of Certain Behaviors
2011
ISBN 9780822991243