Mary Ann Shaffer (1934–2008), US writer, editor and librarian; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyMarietta Shaginyan (1888–1982), Soviet (Russian) writer and political activist; Mess-MendRuchoma Shain (1914–2013), author of All for the BossNtozake Shange (1948–2018), US playwright and novelist