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Rena Aliston

Rena Aliston is the pen name of Native American author Anna M. Asbury, an enrolled member of the Saponi-Catawba Nation of the Ohio Valley. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, she currently resides in Kentucky.<br><br>She is the author of&nbsp;<em>Conjure Volume 1</em>,&nbsp;<em>The Devil’s Grave: A Collection of Short Crime &amp; Horror Stories</em>,&nbsp;<em>Woven Tales: Selected Poems</em>, and&nbsp;<em>Shadows and Mirrors: A Dark Poetry Collection</em>.<br><br>Previously writing under the name Ofira Sephiroth, Rena is the author of four poetry books –&nbsp;<em>Unspeakable Truths, Volume 1: Damnation Begins</em>;&nbsp;<em>Unspeakable Truths, Volume 2: Baptism By Blood</em>;&nbsp;<em>Versified Darkness</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Versified Delusions</em>.<br><br>In addition to being a writer, Rena is a small business-owner (Wayuką́) and the founder of&nbsp;Owl-Raven Books.<br><br>When not being creative, she enjoys archery, spending time with her family, being a dog-mom to her Boxweiler Angrboda, and watching crime and horror movies. Rena’s new poetry collection&nbsp;<em>The Red Hour: The Hourglass Collection, Book 1</em>&nbsp;will be released September 20, 2024.dd an Author Biography