 Giardini and her son, Nicholas, edited a book of Shields' thoughts and advice on writing, "Startle and Illuminate", published in 2016.Shields' youngest daughter, Sara Cassidy, has published young adult novels including "Slick" (2010) and "Windfall" (2011).In 2020, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction was announced as a new literary award to honour writing by Canadian and American women.