Raymond K. Rugg
Speculative Fiction
Speculative Non-Fiction
Speculative Poetry (as RK Rugg)
Speculative Fiction
Speculative Non-Fiction
Speculative Poetry (as RK Rugg)
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Raymond K. Rugg (he/him) works in Speculative Fiction, Speculative Nonfiction and Speculative Poetry. A non-Native native of the American West, Rugg grew up on a ranch located in the foothills of the Mission Mountains on the Flathead Reservation of Northwest Montana and spent much of his youth working in the family outfitting business--wrangling horses, guiding pack trips into the wilderness areas of Montana and Idaho and later on, guiding whitewater raft trips and floats. After several decades living in the Reno-Tahoe area of Nevada, he now lives in New England (where he can, coincidentally, trace his family tree back to the 1600s). From his home just outside Boston, he continues to work in the speculative fiction genre while teaching Writing and History at the middle-school level. Memberships:
Some past projects of note include:
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SpecPo in SFPA's Eye to the Telescope "On Sending a Mission to Explore the Outer System" appears in the Quests issue of the Science Fiction Poetry Association's publication, Eye to the Telescope. Presentation at the Northeast Popular Culture Association conference "Teaching The Hobbit at the Middle-School Level" presented at the NEPCA 2022 Conference as a part of the Tolkien track for this year's gathering. Past: 2022 Dwarf Stars Nomination! My poem "Ten Squared," originally published in the Summer 2021 issue of Illumen, was been nominated for the SFPA's Dwarf Star award for poetry of 10 lines or fewer and appeared in the anthology. SpecPo in Asimov's Magazine of Science Fiction, May/June 2022 Vol. 46 Nos. 5 & 6. I couldn't be more pleased to have "I Recalled Old Earth Last Night in a Dream" appear in one of my favorite SF magazines. (Editorial notes for this one included the line, "I can't resist the charm of this pantoum," and you'd better believe that I'm on Cloud Nine about that.) SpecPo in Eccentric Orbits, An Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry: Volume 3 from Dimensionfold Publishing. I'm delighted to have work included in this next volume of speculative poetry, edited by Wendy Van Camp. I have four pieces in Volume 3, including : "I recently read a superhero story set in outer space" "Vegetative Unrest in Southern Mexico: A Villanelle" "Thoughts on Leaving My Werewolf Lover" "Musing Upon Cryogenic Propellants, A Villanelle" 2021 August: Review of Lost in Transmission: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Desirina Boskovich in SFRA Review Vol. 51, No. 3 (Summer 2021), an open access journal published four times a year by the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. September: The official launch of New Tales of the Round Table includes my "Camelot- A Villanelle" July: SpecPo in the current issue of Illumen Magazine , a quarterly digest of SF&F poetry... "Ten Squared" is a poem crafted from ten lines of ten syllables each. -June 4, 2021: Presentation at the Popular Culture Association 2021 National Conference on "A Sense of Place: Portrayals of the Reservation in Contemporary Native American Speculative Fiction" -The April/May 2021 issue of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine includes my SpecPo, "Prodigal" -Eccentric Orbits: An Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry, Volume 2 contains my poem, "In An Ivory Tower." It is a form known as a Prime 53 Poem and I'm delighted that it found a home in this beautiful book from Dimensionfold Publishing. -February 25, 2021: Presentation at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association annual conference on "A Sense of Place: Portrayals of the Reservation in Native American Speculative Fiction" -"The Beasts Are Gods" (SpecPo text and audio) in January 2021 issue of Abyss & Apex magazine -"Northern Rockies" (SpecPo graphic) in November 2020 issue of Snakeskin poetry webzine. -"Tapestry" (SpecPo) in October/November 2020 issue of Utopia Science Fiction magazine. -Served as a juror for the 2020 Diverse Writers and Diverse Worlds Grants program sponsored by the Speculative Literature Foundation. -October 30, 2020: Presentation at the 5th annual Vampire Academic Conference on "Blood Brothers: Comic-book Influences on Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot" -October 24, 2020: Presentation at the New England Popular Culture Association annual conference on "Kid Stuff: The Younging Down of Adult SF Literature" -"They Say at this Time of Year" (SpecPo audio) at Science Fiction Poetry Association 2020 Halloween Poetry Reading |