Articles
I have had numerous articles published in print and online. I enjoy writing about the creative process and interviewing other writers. I have also published articles in the areas of parenting and disability, and interviewed a wide range of people.
Articles about writing 
I am a staff writer for The View From Here literary magazine. Read articles online:
Shanta interviews young adult novelist Keris Stainton (June 2010)
The Land of Dreams: Confessions of a Creative Writing Tutor (Mar 2010)
Shanta interviews novelist Megan Taylor (Feb 2010)
The mother of all jobs (Jan 2010)
Stage fright and other worries (Dec 2009)
My article, ’How I Did It’, about my debut novel, ’Marilyn and Me’, was published in Mslexia, Apr/May/Jun 2007 issue.
Articles about disability
Stop assuming, start listening, where I talk about my personal experience of disability, was published in Disability Now (May 2008)
Articles about parenting and disability
As Deputy Editor of Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International Journal, I commission, interview, write and edit a range of articles. You can read a selection of my articles online.
Recent interviews:
Labour of love, the power of faith - Liz Jackson (of ’Secret Millionaire’ fame) talks to Shanta Everington about her experience of parenting with a visual impairment, the importance of problem-solving, having confidence in oneself and knowing when to ask for help. (Issue 68, Spring 2010)
Jointly funded care package - Charlotte Foulkes, a single parent with arthritis, talks to Shanta Everington about her experience of social services needs assessments from both adult, and children and families teams. (Issue 68, Spring 2010)
MS: challenges and strategies - Jo Bloomfield, a mother with MS, talks to Shanta Everington about some of the challenges of parenting with MS and about her experiences of accessing her sons’ school as a disabled parent. (Issue 67, Autumn/winter 2009)
Challenging the doubters - Louise Medus, author of ’No Hand To Hold & No Legs To Dance On - a Thalidomide survivor’s story’ (Accent Press) talks to Shanta Everington about her experiences of parenting. (Issue 66, Summer 2009)
Fatherhood and schizophrenia - Russell Hine talked to Shanta Everington about being diagnosed with schizophrenia after the birth of his son. (Issue 65, Spring 2009)
My own story:
Shanta’s pregnancy and birth story (Issue 57, Spring 2007)
Book reviews:
Shanta reviews two guides for disabled parents of teenagers (Issue 65, Spring 2009)
Commissions
I am open to commissions for writing articles, columns, interviews, book reviews etc. I am particularly interested in writing about the following:
writing, creativity, women’s issues, motherhood, parenting, health issues, disability and equality