About Me
Rachel De Leon is a prose writer with a passion to help other fellow writers improve their craft and tell their stories. She received her Bachelor’s in Creative Writing from the University of North Texas and then moved to Lubbock and completed her Master’s in English from Texas Tech University. During her time at Tech, she taught college rhetoric to first-year freshmen and was an assistant editor for the Iron Horse Literary Review. After graduating, she continued teaching rhetoric and composition before becoming a senior academic advisor for college students at Texas Tech. She is currently working on her own fantasy series along with an assortment of personal essays and short stories.
Rachel is also currently working on receiving her Certificate of Editing from the University of Chicago.
Education and Certifications
University of North Texas August 2012-May 2015
B.A., English (Creative Writing)
Minor: Classical Studies
Texas Tech University August 2015-May 2017
M.A., English (Creative Writing: Prose)
Employment
Iron Horse Literary Review January 2017-May 2017
Assistant Editor
First-Year Writing Instructor August 2016-May 2019
Senior Academic Advisor August 2019-June 2021
