Rachael Fowler earned her PhD (Fiction) from the University of Southern Mississippi's Center for Writers where she is currently an Assistant Teaching Professor of English, Editor of Mississippi Review, and Coordinator of the Young Authors Academy.

Her novel Whale Bones is forthcoming from Ricochet Press. In addition, she has been awarded funding through the Mississippi Arts Commission and residencies with Vermont Studio Center, Nocefresca, Yaddo, The Studios at MASS MoCA, and 560 Railroad Street Community Artist Residency.