Dorothy Rice received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside/Palm Desert. Her work has been published by The Rumpus, Split Lip Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post online, Mom Egg Review, Longridge Review, and Belle Ombre. Her first book, The Reluctant Artist was published by Shanti Arts. Her essay In Photographs was awarded second place in the 2018 Kalanithi Awards. Her short story "Tiny Dancer" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net.