Lynda Rucker is an author of horror and fantasy short stories.
[1] Born in Georgia, Rucker moved to Oregon where she lived long enough to feel like it was also home.
Currently not based anywhere particular Rucker won the 2015 Shirley Jackson award for Best short story for The Dying Season.
Rucker is a regular columnist for Black Static and has also had a play produced on London's West End.
[6][7] Rucker's collections of short fiction include: The Moon Will Look Strange (2013), You’ll Know When You Get There (2016), and Now It's Dark (2023).