Rachel Turney, Ed.D. (she/her) is an educator and artist located in Denver. Her poems, research articles, reviews, and drawings can be found in a variety of publications. Rachel is passionate about immigrant rights, teacher support, and empowering other artists. She is a Writers’ Hour prize winner and Best of the Net nominee. Her photography appears on a few magazine covers. Rachel runs the popular online reading series Poetry (in Brief). She is on staff at Bare Back Magazine with her monthly column Friday Night in the Suburbs. She reads for The Los Angeles Review.

Website: turneytalks.com Instagram: @turneytalks Bluesky: rachelturney

Books coming 2026:

Record Player Life with The Poetry Lighthouse

Retired Wannabe Club Kid with Parlyaree Press

To Be (a Woman) with Red Rose Thorns

Women Making Soup Together with Vinegar Press