Photo Credit:
Photo credit
David Redding Photography
Mark A. Rayner
BIO
Biography

Human-shaped, simian-obsessed, robot-fighting, pirate-hearted, storytelling junkie, Mark A. Rayner is an award-winning writer of satirical & speculative fiction.

He is the author of five novels, a collection of short humorous fiction, dozens of short stories, and several plays. His most recent novel is Alpha Max. His 2017 novel, The Fatness, won an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ silver for best humour, and an IndieReader Discover Award for best humour. (His third novel The Fridgularity, also won the latter award in 2013.) 

Mark's day job is to teach his bemused students at the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (Western University) how to construct digital images, web sites, and viable information architectures that do not become self-aware and kill all humans.

He is available for interviews, readings, chit chat and literary grooming.

ADDRESS
City: London, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
Science Fiction, Satire, Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Alpha Max
Publisher
Monkeyjoy Press
Year
2021
Title
The Fatness
Publisher
Monkeyjoy Press
Year
2017
Title
The Fridgularity
Publisher
Monkeyjoy Press
Year
2012
Title
Marvellous Hairy
Publisher
Crossing Chaos Enigmatic Ink
Year
2009
Title
The Amadeus Net
Publisher
ENC Press
Year
2005
Title
Pirate Therapy and Other Cures
Publisher
Monkeyjoy Press
Year
2012
AWARDS
Awards
Name
IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Humor (silver)
Publication
The Fatness
Year
2018
Name
IndieReader Discovery Award for Best Humor
Publication
The Fatness
Year
2018
Name
IndieReader Discovery Award for Best Humor
Publication
The Fridgularity
Year
2013
Name
IndieReader Discovery Award for Best Cover Design (Fiction)
Publication
Alpha Max
Year
2022
LINKS
Links
Official Website
Mark's Blog
Find Mark on Twitter
Amazon Profile
Facebook Page
LinkedIn
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Small groups to 50 people
Presentation Length
30 min - 1 hour
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Mark is happy to do readings, book group discussions and panels. He can also do presentations on indie publishing, social media, and most topics related to the web. (He has taught web design for 20+ years.) 

Please contact him if you're interested.

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