Rachael's owl has been accepted as the CNY local chapter of Penwomen mascot. Order your Penwoman items today!

Foothills Publishing has accepted Rachael's latest chapbook, RENOVATION for release in 2012.

Rachael won an honorable mention for her short story "The Bear Who Could Read". This short story was a chapter from The Complete Tales from the Edge of the Woods, a not yet published novel. This now makes two award winning chapters from the novel.

Rachael has just won third prize in the Eighteenth Annual Artists Embassy International's Dancing Poetry Contest for her poem entitled, "News."

This newly released and received journal contains Rachael's poem "I Watch My Sick Old Dog Sleep". It is available through the University of Akron Press sponsored by the Ohio Arts Council.

Rachael's erotic/romantic poem is included in this latest publication released on June 28th. Lyrotica is available in both digital and POD print.

The ISFN Anthology is an eclectic collection of thought-provoking short stories, poems and essays from past, present and up-and-coming writers. The anthology spans a wide range of themes and styles. From a short about hippies huffing nitrous to the poetry of Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder, the reader is bound to find a surprise at every turn of the page. In our first volume, we present: Evelyn N. Alfred, Kevin Brown, Michael Campagnoli, Charlotte Cunningham-McEachin, Matthew Dexter, Emily Dickinson, Henri Frédéric Amiel, Noam Gagliardi, Rachael Z. Ikins, Allen Kopp, Bruce Lader, John Lambremont Sr., Roger Pincus, Madame Roland, and Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder.

The prize-winning short story by Rachael Ikins "The Messenger" appears in this new anthology from Aurora Wolf Literary Journal for Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Rachael has just completed her second chapbook, Transplanted published by Finishing Line Press. Foothills Publishing published Rachael's first chapbook, Slideshow in the Woods. Buy your copy here for only $14 and the proceeds go directly to Rachael.

Rachael's newest work is a collection of hand-drawn pen & Ink ACEO cards. All the rage on Ebay; ACEO stands for Artists Collection Edition and Original. Started as a way for artists to sell smaller versions of their work, these cards are specifically 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches in size, and any medium the artist chooses. Rachael has also made some of her highly prized Picture Poems in the ACEO size. Here are a few of Rachael's ACEO cards. Click here to see the full collection.

View Rachael's line of photographs with poetry. These items are available as prints, greating cards, clothing, and other novelity items.