Sharon Ellen Youngblood (October 16, 1959 – June 11, 2024) was an American playwright, author of short stories and novels, artist, and educator. Her works explored themes of identity, community, and resilience, giving voice to generations of African-American women.

Jul 2, 2024 · Shay Youngblood, award-winning writer who explored her upbringing as a Black woman in America, died June 11 of ovarian cancer in Peachtree City, Georgia at the age of 64.

Jun 15, 2024 · Playwright Shay Youngblood rose from poverty in Columbus to become a prize-winning author. The strong Black women who raised her came to life in her works. Youngblood died from cancer on June...

Oct 13, 2020 · Shay Youngblood was a distinguished Georgia writer who followed Black roots and routes. Her novels, short stories, and plays explore themes of family and community, as well as topics such as history, ancestry, and sexual identity.

Jul 1, 2024 · Shay Youngblood, a novelist and playwright whose works about her upbringing by a churchgoing cohort of “Big Mamas” and her adventures in Paris as a young aspiring writer inspired a...

Jul 8, 2024 · Shay Youngblood taught us to find our mamas everywhere. And so I found Shay. First in Black Girl in Paris and then, unbelievably, right in front of my teenage eyes at Charis Books and More’s Charis Circle Young Women Writers Group. Thank you to Linda Bryant for sharing the wealth of your friendship with Shay with us.

Shay Youngblood has won numerous awards for her plays, novels, and poems. Many of her works focus on the challenges African Americans face, while others have more universal themes. Initially known for her plays, in the 1990s, Youngblood wrote two successful coming-of-age novels: Soul Kiss and Black Girl in Paris .

Shay Youngblood is an award-winning novelist and playwright, known for her drama 'Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery'. Passionate about reading and writing since childhood, Youngblood has taught creative writing at renowned institutions like NYU, University of …

Shay Youngblood was born in 1959 in Columbus, Georgia, and she died 2024 at the age of 64 in Atlanta, Georgia. She gladdened and comforted so many hearts during her productive, accomplished life, leaving such a rich legacy to us all.

Shay Youngblood, the author whose works were inspired by her childhood as an orphan growing up in Georgia, has died of ovarian cancer at 64, the New York Times reports. Youngblood was 2 years old when her single mother died; she was raised in Columbus, Georgia, by family and community members whom she referred to as “big mamas.”