Wendell Shannon is a Baltimore native, writer, author, and publisher. Over the last two decades, he has worked vigorously as both author and publisher telling Baltimore’s stories. A proud product of Baltimore City Public Schools, Mr. Shannon has been passionate about the written words since elementary school and continuing after graduating from Southwestern Senior High School. He earned his Associate in Arts Degree from Essex Community College in 1995 while in prison. After release, he obtained his Bachelor’ of Science Degree in Applied Psychology from Coppin State University in 2009.