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.

She is the author of The Red Hour, Conjure Volume 1, The Devil’s Grave: A Collection of Short Crime & Horror Stories, Woven Tales: Selected Poems, and Shadows and Mirrors: A Dark Poetry Collection.

Previously writing under the name Ofira Sephiroth, Rena is the author of four poetry books – Unspeakable Truths, Volume 1: Damnation Begins; Unspeakable Truths, Volume 2: Baptism By Blood; Versified Darkness and Versified Delusions.

In addition to being a writer, Rena is a small business owner (Wayuką́) and the founder of Owl-Raven Books.

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 Divine Madness: A Dark Poetry Collection will be released January 20, 2025.