SHAYLA FRANDSEN
DARK ACADEMIA, ROMANCE, & SPECULATIVE FICTION AUTHOR
ABOUT SHAYLA
Shayla Frandsen earned an MFA in fiction in Utah and an MA in English in New York City. Her poems, stories, and essays can be found in places like New England Review, Iron Horse Literary Review, Under the Sun, Literary Mama, The Exposition Review, and many others.
She is represented by Jill Marr at Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency.
MANNERS & MURDER
AT CHARITY AMBROSE FINISHING SCHOOL
The year is 1953, and one shy but determined outcast named Tiny begins attending a proper etiquette school for ladies. Charity Ambrose Finishing School is like none Tiny has had before: she must navigate baffling classes like Floral Arrangement and Male Protocol, charismatic and mysterious teachers, potential friends and foes, and her growing, frankly alarming attraction to a certain classmate.
Oh, and she must also try to track down the supernatural threat terrorizing her new school and leaving her classmates robbed of their lives. She's also exhibiting some strange behaviors that look a lot like witchcraft.
Forget casserole recipes and diamond engagement rings: Manners & Murder is a novel that proves when friends stand up for what they believe in, something magical can happen.
SHORT PUBLICATIONS
PUSHCART NOMINATED - June 2024
Smokelong Quarterly
November 2023
Iron Horse Literary Review
BEST SMALL FICTIONS NOMINATED - Summer 2023
Exposition Review
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