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Lynda E. Rucker

リンダ・イー・ラッカー

Rinda E. Rakkā

Aliases: Lynda Rucker

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Georgia, United States
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Georgia, United States → Oregon, United States → Dublin, Ireland

Career

Occupations
Writer, Columnist
Active Years
1999-2023
Affiliations
Black Static, Swan River Press
Nominations
Hugo Award for Best Fanzine nomination (team), 2014

Education

Unknown
Faculty of Literature / English Department
Degree: M.A.
Country: Unknown
Focused on Medieval Literature

Awards

Shirley Jackson Award
2015
Work: The Dying Season
Category: Best Short Story
Organization: Shirley Jackson Awards
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Moon Will Look Strange

2013 Horror

Collection of horror short stories.

DeathSupernatural

You’ll Know When You Get There

2016 Horror

Short story collection.

UncannyFantasy

Now It's Dark

2023 Horror

Short story collection.

DarknessTerror

The Dying Season

2015 Horror

Shirley Jackson Award-winning short story.

Dying seasonLoss

Bibliography

  • The Moon Will Look Strange, Karōshi Books, 2013
  • You’ll Know When You Get There, Swan River Press, 2016
  • Now It's Dark, Swan River Press, 2023
  • The Last Call, Outside..., 2017
  • The Seance, Uncertainties I, 2016
  • Testimony XVI, Tomorrow’s Cthulhu, 2016
  • Yellow Bird, Cassilda’s Song, 2015
  • The Seventh Wave, TERROR TALES OF THE OCEAN, 2015
  • An Element of Blank, Supernatural Tales, 2015
  • The Secret Wood, Soliloquy for Pan, 2015
  • The Dying Season, Aickman’s Heirs, 2015
  • The Corner Lot, Dreams of Shadow and Smoke, 2014
  • Many other short stories

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Horror and fantasy short storiesUncanny atmosphereLiterary ghost stories
Recurring Motifs
DeathSupernatural elementsLoss

Legacy

Known as a contemporary horror short story writer, winner of the Shirley Jackson Award. Regular columnist for Black Static.