Summary
Rebekah M. Devine (they/she) is a white, queer writer residing in Reno, Nevada. Their work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Hunger Journal, P-QUEUE, Rust and Moth, and Rejection Letters, among others. As a religious trauma survivor, Rebekah thinks and writes a good deal about how religion shapes desire, identity, and memory. She is particularly interested in the influence of American evangelicalism on notions of gender, sexuality, and race. Their current working projects include a multi-genre collection of pieces that excavate and reclaim the Bible’s fem and queer voices, and a short novel, Tables to Unknown Gods.
Research interests
- Food and foodways in biblical literature
- Religious trauma studies
- Gender, sexuality, and race
- Queer hermeneutics
Publications
- “How to Make Friends after Leaving Your Cult.” The Hunger Journal, May 2022.
- “Jonathan Strips & Gives David His Robe & Armor.” Barzakh Magazine, Winter 2022.
- “I, Witch.” Juke Joint Magazine, Dec 2021.
- “A Knife to the Night’s Throat.” Juke Joint Magazine, Dec 2021.
- “I, Wisdom.” Juke Joint Magazine, Dec 2021.
- “My First Monster Wasn’t the King of Babylon.” Foothill Journal, Nov 2021.
- “Self-Portrait as a Purple Cherub on the Tabernacle Curtain.” Foothill Journal, Nov 2021.
- “The Book of Ezekiel’s Wife: A Lost Book of the Bible.” P-Queue, Sept 2021.
- “Portrait of a Sheep on the Occasion of Its Extispicy.” Rejection Letters, July 2021.
- “To the Cicada at 1669 Broad St, Bloomfield NJ.” Rust and Moth, Summer 2021.
- “I Want to Punch Your Tattooist.” FERAL, June 2021.
- “Self-Portrait as a Bird Buried in My Family’s Yard.” Pussy Magic, Hallow’s Eve 2020: Samhain, October 2020.
- “No Gods Made With Hands: Pauline Idol Polemics.” In Authoritative Texts and Reception History: Aspects and Approaches, edited by Dan Batovici and Kristin De Troyer. Leiden: Brill, 2017.
Professional certifications
- MFA, Creative Writing, Mississippi University for Women, 2023
- M.A., Biblical Exegesis, Wheaton College, 2015
- M.Litt., Theology, Imagination, and the Arts, University of Saint Andrews, 2011
- B.S., Biblical Studies, Cairn University, 2009