Rachel Lyon

Rachel Lyon is the author of SELF-PORTRAIT WITH BOY, a finalist for the Center for Fiction's 2018 First Novel Prize, and FRUIT OF THE DEAD (2024). Her short work has appeared in One Story, The Rumpus, Electric Literature's Recommended Reading, and elsewhere. A cofounder of Ditmas Lit and The Dream Away Reading Series, Rachel has taught at various institutions, most recently Bennington College. She lives with her family in Western Massachusetts.