Shauna Cross is a roller derby athlete, author of Derby Girl, and screenwriter All-female roller derby elbows its way in as a legitimate sport - USATODAY.com of Whip It!. Shauna Cross - Entertainment News, 10 Screenwriters to Watch, Media - Variety Her roller derby pseudonym is "Maggie Mayhem," Shauna Cross - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies - The New York Times skating for the Los Angeles Derby Dolls. Back on a roll in L.A. with Derby Dolls - Los Angeles Times
The book, and film, are fictionalized accounts of an experience skating with the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls.
She is presently working on a film adaptation of Live Nude Girls Unite.