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Professional Bio

Rachel is an award-winning author of fantasy, romantic suspense, and paranormal romance as well as an experienced freelance writer, and entertainment journalist who has written for a variety of magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Writer's Journal, The Writer, and StarTrek.com

Rachel can be found on the Internet at 

X: @rcarrington2004

​Instagram: @rcarrington2004

Pinterest: @rcarrington2004

TikTok: @rcarrington2004

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Awards/Contest Mentions

  • 2023 Women on Writing's Summer Flash Fiction Finalist
  • 2022 Honorable Mention in Globe Soup's Historical Fiction Short Story Contest
  • 2022 5th Place in I Am Writing Romance Competition for first chapter of unpublished novel, Dead Woman Wanting
  • 2020 Women on Writing's Creative Non-fiction contest finalist
  • 2019 Pen2Paper Finalist for Nonfiction
  • 2019 Long-listed in Flash 500 for unpublished novel, Outliving Her Past.
  • 2018 Pen2Paper Finalist for Nonfiction
  • Two times Second Place finalist in Authors Red Room Writing Contest with Mary Sue Seymour, literary agent.
  • Honorable Mention in Great Beginnings Contest
  • Love Romances Reviewers’ Choice Award for With Love from Sam, 
  • Ecataromance nominee Reviewers Choice Award for books entitled Surrender, Burning Reflections, and In This Life
  • Winner Kick Butt First Line Contest sponsored by New York Times Bestselling Author, Jaime Rush
  • 2nd Place Winner Past Loves Contest
  • Top Ten Runner-Up Women on Writing Summer Flash Fiction Contest
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Biography

Rachel Carrington is an award-winning, bestselling author of fantasy, romantic suspense, and historical romance. She has had over 52 novels and novellas published (some now out of print). Returning to her first love, she is deep into a new fantasy series which should begin releasing later in 2026. 

She writes character-driven stories surrounded by magic along with stories that feel like spells and confessions. 

Contact

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