Rebecca Renner

Poet, Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Author's Bio

My name is Rebecca Renner, and I’m a journalist and fiction writer from Daytona Beach, Florida. As a seventh-generation Floridian, not only am I a rare breed, I’m also committed to making life in my state better for everyone. So I write about politics, social issues, and the environment.

I have a master’s of fine arts in creative writing from Stetson University, the oldest university in the state. My writing has appeared in The Paris ReviewThe Atlantic, The Washington Post, Glamour, VICE, New York Magazine and more.

The real question is: When will I shut up? Certainly no time soon. I have a series about film history for Literary Hub. I write about books for Real Simple. I’m almost done with a novel about horse racing, and I teach fiction writing at Stetson University.

If you would like more information, or you have a cool story you’d like to tell me, please reach out through my contact page or by emailing yourstruly@rebecca-renner.com.

Hate mail and other inquiries should be addressed to my publicist, Nicole Barnes at pr@rebecca-renner.com.

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Journals:
Catapult
, ,
Literary Hub
,
Paris Review
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Slate
,
Tin House

Fiction

Anthologies:
From the Porch Swing (Silver Boomer Books, 2010)
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Patented DNA Anthology (Pill Hill Press, 2010)
Journals:
50 to 1
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Blink-Ink
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Crab Orchard Review
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House of Horror
,
Liquid Imagination
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Luna Station Quarterly
,
Melusine: Woman in the 21st Century
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The Short Humour Site
,
The Virtuous Mimicry
,
Underground Voices
,
Voiceworks
,
Weirdyear

Poetry

Chapbook:
Thunder Jar (Flutter Press, 2010)
Journals:
20x20 Magazine
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Anastomoo
,
Blinking Cursor
,
Counterexample Poetics
,
Danse Macabre
,
ditch
,
Every Day Poets
,
flashquake
,
Gutter Eloquence
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Metazen
,
Midwest Literary Magazine
,
Nibble
,
Orion headless
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Poets for Living Waters
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Short, Fast and Deadly
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The Delinquent
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The Rose & Thorn
,
The Stray Branch
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Prizes won: 

For Fiction

  • Long List for the Disquiet Prize, 2019
  • Runner up for Crab Orchard Review’s Charles Johnson Fiction Award 2017
  • MFA of the Americas Scholar of Fiction, 2016-2018
  • John Woods Scholarship to Prague Summer Program 2012
  • Sullivan Endowment for Writing Award for Fiction 2012
  • Touchstone Award for Excellence in Fiction 2011 

For Poetry

  • The Academy of American Poets Prize 2010, 2011, 2012

For Drama

  • Sullivan Endowment for Writing Award for Drama 2012
  • Ann Taylor Gender Studies Award for Drama 2011, 2012

For Scholarship or Research

  • Sullivan Scholarship for Creative Writing 2010-2012
  • Mike Raymond Beyond the Classroom Grant 2011
  • The William E. Taylor Creative Writing Award 2011

For Teaching

  • Kiwanis Grant for Teaching, 2016

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Feminist
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Gainesville, FL
Florida
Raised in: 
Orlando, FL
Florida
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Last update: Jun 21, 2019