Raymond Abbott (born April 21, 1942) is an American novelist.
He currently resides in Louisville, KY. Abbott volunteered at Rosebud Indian Reservation in 1965–66, then community development director in Transitional Housing Program for Sioux tribe at Rosebud, 1966–67.
He then became a social worker in Massachusetts: Pittsfield (1969–70), South End, 1970–73, and finally Newburyport, (1973–).
[1] He also is contributes to North American Review, KevinMD, Blue Cloud Quarterly, and Phoenix.
"Much of my inspiration ... for my first three novels came from living for several years on a Sioux reservation in South Dakota.... My interest is to become a good story teller.