Rachel Sherman (born 1975) is an American writer. She holds an MFA in fiction from Columbia University. Her short stories have appeared in McSweeney's, Open City, Post Road, Conjunctions, n+1, and Story Quarterly, among other publications, and in the book Full Frontal Fiction: The Best of Nerve Anthology. Her short story collection, The First Hurt, was released by Open City Books in April 2006 to rave reviews, culminating in the nomination for the 2006 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award in Ireland. Notes External links Rachel Sherman at The Internet Book Database, archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Sherman, Rachel Sherman, Rachel American women short story writers Columbia University School of the Arts alumni 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American short story writers