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- Rachel Kincaid is a writer of fiction and nonfiction whose work has been featured in publications like Jezebel, The Awl, and Thought Catalog. She is the senior news editor at Autostraddle. Her work is described as "funny," "brilliant," "depressing," "like I’m reading a really good novel that makes me smarter," "white girl problems," and "I'm surprised you even published this article."
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PUBLISHED WORK
FICTION
Forklift, Ohio - "Maternity" (2010)
Strange Horizons – "Tell Her" (May 2008)
Where the Children Play - "Wings" (Fall 2008)
Things That Are True – "Things I’ve Lost" (August 2006)ARTICLES/ESSAYS/INTERVIEWS
Thought Catalog - Yoga For Mild Self-Loathing (July 2011)
Jezebel - Philosopher Unsure If The True Self Is Gay (June 2011)
The Awl - Famous Authors As Cafe Customers (October 2010)
Writer's Digest - "Keys to the Gatekeeper" (October 2010)
AUTOSTRADDLE
No Punishment Can Fit This Crime: The Fate of Isaiah Kalebu
I'm With You In Rockport As Long As You're Seeing Howl There
Dan Choi Is People
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- Experience
- 2009 - PresentSenior Editor / Autostraddle.com
- May 2008 - May 2010Assistant to Fiction Associate / Rees Literary Agency
Acted as an assistant in the areas of research and interfacing with publishers and clients
· Drafted letters to major editors, publishing houses, and clients
· Researched appropriate placement for a variety of projects and clients - Jun 2009 - Aug 2009Editorial Intern / Candlewick Press
Read and reviewed YA material for other editors
· Read and reported on agent-submitted manuscripts
· Assisted in the proofreading process for accepted manuscripts
· Wrote copy (front and back jacket, etc.) for books awaiting release
Education-
2011 - 2014Western Michigan UniversityMFA in Fiction
- Brandeis UniversityBachelor of Arts in English and American Literature, Creative Writing
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