Rachel is an award-winning, 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. While much of her focus is on non-fiction, Rachel is also  a published author of over fifty novels as well as short fiction. Because of her love of Star Trek, she is one of the experts for Redshirtsalwaysdie.com, which is a site dedicated to Star Trek and science fiction. 

Rachel spent almost thirty years working as a paralegal prior to branching out into a full-time freelancing career. Much of her writing focus is spent on articles to help other writers as well as essays on topics close to her heart such as friendship and celebrating life. 


Rachel can be found on the Internet at 
Twitter: @rcarrington2004
​Instagram: @rcarrington2004
Pinterest: @rcarrington2004
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Awards/Contest Mentions

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• 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• 2019 Long-listed in Flash 500 for unpublished novel, Outliving Her Past.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