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Ripley Patton
purveyor of myth
Created on 2008-02-02 02:57:54 (#14854174), last updated 2009-11-10
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Basic Info| Birthdate: | 1968-12-16 |
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| Location: | New Zealand (Aotearoa) |
BioI am an American happily living on the south island of New Zealand. I write speculative fiction of all sorts including, but not limited to, soft sci-fi, sword and sorcery, fantasy, fairy tale redactions, magical realism, and erotica. I am a proud member of Critters online writing workshop. I am also a member and co-founder of Wily Writers Group, and a Core founder of SpecFicNZ, a writer's association for New Zealand Writers of Speculative Fiction, currently in the early development stages.
My publications include:
August 2005 - "A Speck in the Universe" to AlienSkin
April 2006 - "The Werehouse" to Quantum Muse
Jan-March 2006 - "Sister of the Benevolent Gods" quarter finals of the Writers of the Future Contest
March 2008 - "The Derby" in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
July-Sept. 2008 - "Sister of the Benevolent Gods" to The Lorelei Signal
October 2008 - "Traveling by Petroglyph" to Flash Fiction Online
Jan-March 2009 - "The House that Dirk Built" to The Lorelei Signal
February 2009 - "Sheep Women and Dog Boys" to Reflection's Edge
February 2009 - "The Derby" to Wily Writers Website for Downloadable Speculative Fiction
March 2009 - "The Derby" short-listed for a Sir Julius Vogel Award for best short story
March 2009 - "A Speck in the Universe" to Wily Writers Website for Downloadable Speculative Fiction
April 2009 - "For Want of a Woodpecker" to Coming Together Al Fresco
June 2009 - "Corrigan's Exchange" to Semaphore Magazine
July 2009 - Sister of the Benevolent Gods in A Time To..Volume 3: The Best of the Lorelei Signal 2008
July 2009 - "Rites of Passage" to A Fly in Amber
August 2009 - "Traveling by Petroglyph" in Flash Me Magazine
August 2009 - "The Moth Collector's Daughter" in Reflection's Edge
October 2009 - "The Comfort of Cabbages" in Prima Storia
November 2009 - "Over the Rim" in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.
December 2009 - "Corrigan's Exchange" in Semaphore's best of 2009 print anthology.
Award Nominations
2009
"The Derby" nominated and short-listed for the Sir Julius Vogel Award for best short story.
"Traveling by Petroglyph" nominated for the Mirco Awards by the editors of Flash Me Magazine.
My publications include:
August 2005 - "A Speck in the Universe" to AlienSkin
April 2006 - "The Werehouse" to Quantum Muse
Jan-March 2006 - "Sister of the Benevolent Gods" quarter finals of the Writers of the Future Contest
March 2008 - "The Derby" in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
July-Sept. 2008 - "Sister of the Benevolent Gods" to The Lorelei Signal
October 2008 - "Traveling by Petroglyph" to Flash Fiction Online
Jan-March 2009 - "The House that Dirk Built" to The Lorelei Signal
February 2009 - "Sheep Women and Dog Boys" to Reflection's Edge
February 2009 - "The Derby" to Wily Writers Website for Downloadable Speculative Fiction
March 2009 - "The Derby" short-listed for a Sir Julius Vogel Award for best short story
March 2009 - "A Speck in the Universe" to Wily Writers Website for Downloadable Speculative Fiction
April 2009 - "For Want of a Woodpecker" to Coming Together Al Fresco
June 2009 - "Corrigan's Exchange" to Semaphore Magazine
July 2009 - Sister of the Benevolent Gods in A Time To..Volume 3: The Best of the Lorelei Signal 2008
July 2009 - "Rites of Passage" to A Fly in Amber
August 2009 - "Traveling by Petroglyph" in Flash Me Magazine
August 2009 - "The Moth Collector's Daughter" in Reflection's Edge
October 2009 - "The Comfort of Cabbages" in Prima Storia
November 2009 - "Over the Rim" in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.
December 2009 - "Corrigan's Exchange" in Semaphore's best of 2009 print anthology.
Award Nominations
2009
"The Derby" nominated and short-listed for the Sir Julius Vogel Award for best short story.
"Traveling by Petroglyph" nominated for the Mirco Awards by the editors of Flash Me Magazine.
ConnectInterests (18):
books, dragons, fairy tales, fantasy, genre writing, ghost stories, magic, magic realism, mythical creatures, myths, reading, science fiction, strong female characters, superstitions, the tarot, urban fantasy, writers of the future, writing
External Services:
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