Terrie Leigh Relf - Biography

Terrie Leigh Relf, M.A. has a B.A. in Buddhist Studies/Buddhist and Western Psychology from Naropa Institute, and an M.A. in English, with an emphasis in Rhetoric and Writing, from San Diego State University.  For over ten years, she has been a writing instructor, workshop facilitator and writing coach. A versatile copy editor and content provider, she has worked on a variety of manuscripts in the areas of Art and Entertainment, Business, Education, Personal Growth and Spiritual Development,  Social Commentary, Sports Medicine, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The former poetry editor and “Poet’s Workshop” columnist for writersmonthly.com and WORD San Diego.com, she is currently the “deputy” poetry editor for NFG—writing with attitude, and the editor for “FireWeed”, MindFire’s literary newsletter, and a staff writer for Writeronline.us. She also pens the monthly “Mistress of Rhetoric” column for The Espresso, an independent newspaper for café society.

With over 300 publishing credits, Relf’s short stories, articles, columns, and poetry have appeared in a variety of genre and non-genre publications, both on-and-off-line. She has published four chapbooks: Lap Danced by the Muse (writersmonthly, 2002), Metro Madness (lucy westenra ebooks, 2003), The Ice Queen, an illustrated story book (Sam’s Dot Publishing, 2003), and Jupiter’s Eye (Sam’s Dot Publishing, 2004).

Relf, a member of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, was recently nominated for a James B. Baker award for her article, “Science Fiction Zips and Zip Rengays” (Scifaikuest, a Sam’s Dot Publication), as well as for two Preditors & Editors Award Categories:  Best Poem for “A Poet on Board” (Illumen, a Sam’s Dot Publication), and for Best Poet.

You may contact her at tlrelf@cox.net, or by phone: 619-234-0763.