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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 rhetorical analysis & academic argument to first-year students and was an assistant editor for the Iron Horse Literary Review, reviewing short form of prose and poetry. After graduating, she continued teaching rhetoric and composition before becoming a senior academic advisor for undeclared college students at Texas Tech. She is currently working on her own fantasy series along with an assortment of personal essays and short stories.

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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)

University of Chicago

November 2022

Certificate of Editing

Employment

Iron Horse Literary Review 

Assistant Editor

January 2017-May 2017

First-Year Writing Instructor 

August 2016-May 2019

Senior Academic Advisor 

August 2019-June 2021

Quality Analyst

January 2023-March 2024

Project Manager

April 2024-May 2025

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Contact Me

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