Truthfully I never really know what to put on ‘About’ pages, but I always feel like I need to include one.
My current bio is:
Rhonda Parrish has the attention span of a magpie. Not only can she not focus on a single project at a time, but she also fails at sticking to one genre or even one type of writing (she does manage to stay true to one hockey team, though – Let’s go Oilers!). Perhaps best known for her work as an anthology editor – the Ottawa Review of Books called her “Canada’s best-known and most prolific speculative fiction anthologist” – Rhonda also works as a short story writer, novelist, game writer and a poet. She has been honoured to be included in a handful of ‘Best of’ anthologies, earn a coveted starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and be shortlisted for several awards including the Rhysling Award, the Aurora Award, the Dwarf Stars Award and Alberta Book Publishing Awards.
Most of her work falls under the speculative fiction umbrella but she has also penned paranormal non-fiction and non-speculative work. Her recent long form releases include the Saltwater Sorrows anthology, an anthropomorphic dog novel for adults entitled Blindspots and a Norse mythology inspired cozy urban fantasy novel, One in the Hand.
In an effort to impose some order in her chaos, these days most of her short fiction and poetry is published directly through her Patreon. More information about her, updates and calls for submission are posted on her website http://www.rhondaparrish.com/home/.
Which, pretty clearly sums things up, I think? 🙂
These days I only share what I deem to be the ‘really’ important announcements here (releases, mostly LOL) and everything else goes on my Patreon page. Announcements there are visible to the general public, but are frequently released a few days early for my patrons.
My newsletter is also updated frequently and comes with a bonus short story download.
If you should happen to want to contact me the easiest way is via Patreon, email or Discord:
Email: rhonda.l.parrish@gmail.com
Discord: Rhonda#8371
and you can also ‘Like’ me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRhondaParrish/
Extra Awesome Stuff
(AKA: Awards and Recognition)
2025 Edmonton Public Library Writer in Residence
Capital City Press Featured Writer, August – October 2024
Poem, “Value Measure”, written with Joseph Halden, nominated for the Rhysling Award (2024)
Poem, “The Nothings”, written with Beth Cato, Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Two (2024)
Poem, “Poltergeist”, Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume One (2023)
Poem, “Poltergeist”, nominated in the Best Poem/Song category of the Aurora Awards (2023)
Anthology, Water: Sirens, Selkies and Sea Monsters, won the Speculative Fiction category for the Alberta Book Publishing Awards (2022)
Novel, Hollow, shortlisted in the Children’s and Young Adult Book category for the Alberta Book Publishing Awards (2021)
Novel, Hollow, nominated in the Best YA Novel category of the Aurora Awards (2021)
Poem, “he scores”, written with Beth Cato, nominated in the Best Poem/Song category of the Aurora Awards (2021)
Anthology, Swashbuckling Cats: Nine Lives on the Seven Seas, nominated in the Best Related Work category of the Aurora Awards (2021)
Poem, “The Luck Eaters”, written with Beth Cato, nominated for the Rhysling Award (2021)
Anthology, Earth: Giants, Golems and Gargoyles, shortlisted in the Speculative Fiction category for the Alberta Book Publishing Awards (2020)
Anthology, Grimm, Grit and Gasoline, received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly.
Anthology, Fire: Demon, Dragons and Djinn, shortlisted in the Speculative Fiction category for the Alberta Book Publishing Awards (2019)
Short story, “Blame it on the Bubble Gum”, won the “In Places Between” short story contest (2019)
Short story, “Starry Night”, won the “In Places Between” short story contest with story (2017)
Poem, “Hereditary Delusions” included in Imaginarium 4: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing (2016)
Poem, “Beneath”, nominated for a Dwarf Stars award (2014)
Poem, “Obscured” included in Imaginarium: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing (2012)
Poem, “Lovers” nominated for the Rhysling Award (2009)
