Shamar Hill, an Ashke­nazi and Black writer, is the recip­i­ent of numer­ous awards, includ­ing a New York Foun­da­tion for the Arts Fel­low­ship, a Cave Canem fel­low­ship, and a fel­low­ship from Fine Arts Work Cen­ter. He is work­ing on a mem­oir and poet­ry collection.