Rachel A. Rosen

Rachel A. Rosen is an activist, graphic designer, and for her sins, a high school teacher. In a previous life, she published two long running anarchist ‘zines and designed the uniform for the Christie Pits Hardball League.

She is the author of Cascade, Blight, and, with Zilla Novikov, the co-author of The Sad Bastard Cookbook: Food You Can Make So You Don’t Die. More of her writing can be found in Beyond Human: Tales of the New Us, Instant Classic (That No One Will Read), The Dance, and Trollbreath Magazine. Rachel co-hosts the Wizards & Spaceships podcast with David L. Clink, and freelances as a book cover designer.

She lives in Tkaronto (Toronto), where she is the harried personal assistant to two cats.

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The Middle Path: Small-Press Publishing


May 12, 2023 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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Panelists: Rachel A. Rosen, Christine Taylor-Butler, Eugen Bacon, Steven Radecki and Vanessa MacLaren-Wray (moderator)
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In between traditional publishing and self-publishing lies the land of small press. Authors who’ve been published by small publishers and editors or directors of small publishing companies discuss the joys and stresses of taking part in this alternative path to publication.

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Working with editors


June 7, 2025 9:00 am to 10:00 am

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Panelists: Mia V. Moss (moderator), Stewart C. Baker, Kerstin Hall and Rachel A. Rosen
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So, you’ve finished that story you’ve been working on for ages and… now what? What is the difference between revision and editing? What are the differences between developmental, line, and copy editing? How do you know when you’re done? How and when should you work with an editor, either on a short story in a magazine or anthology or on a book-length work? This panel aims to answer these questions and more!

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Indie Author Meetup – Getting Judgy About Your Book Cover


August 2, 2025 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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The SFWA Independent Authors Committee invites you to join us at our virtual meetup. Each month, the meetup features an expert speaker for thirty minutes of programming followed by opportunities to ask questions and network with the SFWA indie authors community. This month’s topic: Book covers. They can make you tear your hair out. Let’s talk book covers with Rachel Rosen.