Rebecca Renner
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Rebecca Renner | |
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| Education | Stetson University |
| Occupation(s) | Author Journalist |
| Website | rebecca-renner |
Rebecca Renner (born Gainesville, Florida) is an American author, journalist, and non-fiction writer.
Renner grew up in Central Florida, where she first spotted a wild adult alligator near her home at the age of seven, an experience that sparked a lifelong fascination with reptiles, especially alligators.[1] She graduated from Stetson University with an MFA in fiction writing.[2]
Career
In 2017, while teaching high school in her hometown, she overheard a student mention Operation Alligator Thief. That moment led her to one of the central stories in her book Gator Country.[1] In 2019, Renner returned to Stetson as an adjunct instructor in creative writing.[3]
Her work has appeared in National Geographic,[4] The New York Times,[5] Outside Magazine,[6] Electric Lit,[7] and Orlando Weekly.[8] She spoke at a Key West Literary Seminar.[9]
Gator Country is about wildlife conservation. It’s a narrative nonfiction account of a wildlife officer who goes undercover to root out a poaching ring in the Florida Everglades.[10] The book also provides historical information about early conservation efforts, legislation regulating gator hunting, and descriptions of markets for alligator.[11] Gator Country was the 2024 Great Read from Florida with Library of Congress Center for the Book[12] and Editor's Choice/Staff Pick from The New York Times Book Review.[13]
