jaden schapiro is a writer, poet, artist, and cook, among other things.
they graduated from vassar college where they studied creative writing, art history, and food anthropology where their creative essay “children of the barcode” won the 2025 laura adelina ward prize.
they are based in brooklyn.
they write for the nyc food policy center and read for the offing.
insta ~ @jadenschapiro
*self portrait, beetroot and alcohol anthotype on cotton watercolor paper, 2023
jaden schapiro 