RACHEL LYON
is author of the novels Self-Portrait with Boy, a finalist for the Center for Fiction's 2018 First Novel Prize, and Fruit of the Dead, which was named a most anticipated book of 2024 by outlets including Elle, Oprah Daily, and People magazine. Rachel’s short work has appeared in publications such as One Story, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading. A teacher of creative writing for various institutions, most recently Bennington College, and cofounder of two reading series, Ditmas Lit and the Dream Away Reading Series, Rachel lives with her husband and two young children in Western Massachusetts.
Representation: Meredith Kaffel Simonoff at The Gernert Company, Hilary Zaitz Michael at WME.
Photo: Pieter M. van Hattem
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