Family
- father William Shawn: Longtime editor of The New Yorker; changed spelling of last name in 1932; (b. 1907 - d. 1992)
- mother Cecille Shawn: Married William Shawn in 1928
- brother Allen Shawn: Collaborated with Wallace on an opera entitled "The Music Teacher"
- sister-in-law Jamaica Kincaid: Married Allen Shawn in 1979
Companions
- Deborah Eisenberg:
