Rebecca L. Rhoades is a part-time copy editor for Phoenix New Times since July 2021. Her work has appeared in Atlas Obscura, Matador, Plate, Reasons to be Cheerful, Images Arizona, Green Living, Phoenix Magazine, Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly, among others. She’s also worked for publications such as Phoenix Home & Garden, AAA World and ASPCA Animal Watch. Rebecca has received numerous accolades for her work including the SATW Lowell Thomas Award, the NATJA Writing Competition Grand Prize for Travel Writing, Folio Award for Best Article. She’s a winner of the Writer's Digest Competition, too.