Rhonda Parrish
Author, Editor and Hydra-tamer


I have the attention span of a magpie and am constantly distracted by shiny things.
I’m the editor of many anthologies and author of plenty of books, stories and poems. I live with my husband and our three cats in Edmonton, Alberta, where I can often be found playing Dungeons and Dragons, bingeing crime dramas, doing crafty stuff or cheering on the Oilers.
As for that ‘hydra-taming’ thing? I call my to-do list The Hydra because every time I knock one thing off it two more spring up in its place. If you check out the illustrations spread across this website you may discover a story about how I went from a hydra-slayer to a hydra-tamer 🙂
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Recent Releases
Recent Announcements
Edmonton Public Library Writer in Residence
The press release is up on the Edmonton Public Library website, so I guess it's official and I'm allowed to share now -- I am going to be the 2025 Edmonton Public Library Writer In Residence! I honestly can not wait to get to work! I have so many plans that I am...
Spotlight on Cassandra Weir
Over the course of this fundraiser I want to take a moment to shine a spotlight on some of the creators who have signed up for this year's Giftmas Create-A-Thon. I think it's really easy to get caught up in the numbers of, like, how many donations, and how much money...
What I Created for Giftmas
As we move out of November and into December I have changed up the graphics to reflect that. I also think they reflect the goal of this fundraiser, as did the last ones. This year's Giftmas fundraiser is to benefit Doctors Without Borders -- an organization that goes...
“Rhonda Parrish is a shapeshifter with talents to match her every incarnation- magpie tenacity for picking the shiniest submissions, nightingale notes for crafting tales, and bright, feline eyes for seeking out her photographic subjects. She balances on the knife-edge of darkness and light, a sorceress of both realms.”