Karen Rile

Karen Rile is a seasoned creative writing educator at the University of Pennsylvania, where teaching focuses on undergraduate writing classes in fiction and creative nonfiction, alongside supervising honors theses and mentoring students in creative writing. As the editor and founder of Cleaver Magazine, Karen curates and publishes diverse literary and artistic works. In addition to contributions as a freelance writer and a regular blog writer for Violinist.com, Karen operates RileSmith Arts, specializing in bespoke website design for creative professionals. Karen holds a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from Bennington College and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Pennsylvania.