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.
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
