Shana Targosz
Shana Targosz
Designer of costumes. Writer of stories. Tea-a-holic. Crafter of beautiful things, scary things, magical things, fuzzy things. Book nerd, Zelda fan, board gamer, and lover of all things fantastical. Mom to a master Lego builder and future space explorer. Thank you for visiting!

About Me

Hi! I’m Shana (pronounced shay-nah). My debut book, THE UNDERWILD: RIVER OF SPIRITS, will be published by Aladdin in Spring 2025. I am an Oregon Literary Arts Fellow and the recipient of the Edna L. Holmes Fellowship for Young Readers. I write books about young heroes on fantastical adventures, ghosts who may or may not be friendly, and fiercely-held hope. I’m also an award-winning costume designer of stage and film. I hold an MFA in Drama, am a member of the Costume Designers Guild IATSE local 892, and have worked with many amazing people over my career. Connecting with other artists and geeking out over what we make is the best part of my job(s). I love to travel, drink tea, read books, and create art. And I love to imagine worlds that exist between the pages of a book. Every world should have a dragon in it, don’t you think? Or at least a ghost or two. If nothing else, then cake will do.

Curious about my design work for stage and screen? Please visit my Costume Designs section. Or take a look at my Projects page, where you can see some crafty things I’ve made. If you’d rather hear me talk at you, check out the Podcasts I’ve contributed to.

Random facts: I’m a Zelda nerd, a nationally ranked Monopoly player (26th in the nation), a tea-a-holic, a book collector, and mom to an expert Minecraft crafter and future space explorer.

Thank you for visiting!

Bio for press/publications:

Shana Targosz is a fantasy author who writes about magical girls, budding friendships, ghosts who may or may not be friendly, and fiercely-held hope. Her debut book, THE UNDERWILD: RIVER OF SPIRITS, will be published by Aladdin in Spring 2025. Shana is an Oregon Literary Arts Fellow and the recipient of the Edna L. Holmes Fellowship for Young Readers. When not writing or reading through a stack of books, she spends her time building Minecraft realms with her son, creating linocut illustrations, walking her domesticated monster disguised as a Labradoodle, and dreaming up different worlds. Shana is represented by Andrea Morrison of Writers House for literary works and Dana Spector (CAA) for film/tv.

Photo by Dabe Shepherd