Rachel Howard

Rachel Howard is a writer and journalist. Her first book, The Lost Night, a memoir about the emotional aftermath of her father’s unsolved murder, was published to acclaim in 2005. After a few years of writing short stories, she is at work on a novel. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, O, the Oprah Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, the Village Voice, Dance Magazine, and other publications. She received her MFA in fiction from Warren Wilson College in 2009. She currently teaches creative writing through Stanford Continuing Studies and the San Francisco Writers Grotto, where she is a member.