Shanna Farrell is...

...an oral historian and writer. 

Shanna is an award-winning oral historian at UC Berkeley's Oral History Center, where she worked since 2013. She is the author of two books, A Good Drink: In Pursuit of Sustainable Spirits and Bay Area Cocktails: A History of Culture, Community and Craft.

Her work engages with wide variety of topics. She specializes in arts and letters, food and beverage culture, community and identity, and environmental history. At UC Berkeley, she directs the Oral History Center’s educational initiatives. She currently serves on the editorial board for the Oral History Review journal and she was formerly a member of Oral History Association’s Council, a member-elected leadership position.

Her writing has appeared in Imbibe, Life & Thyme, PUNCH, Eater, Alta, Epicurious, The San Francisco Chronicle, the Oral History Review and other publications.