{{Short description|Canadian writer}} '''Mark A. Rayner''' is a Canadian author of [[science fiction]], [[satire]], and [[humour]] from [[London, Ontario]]. His most recent books are ''The Gates of Polished Horn'' (Donovan Street Press, 2025.), ''Alpha Max'' (Monkeyjoy Press, 2021.) and ''The Fatness'' (Monkeyjoy Press, 2017.) The latter won and IndieReader Discovery award for humor and a [Independent Book Publisher Association (IBPA)] award for humor (silver). His first novel, ''The Amadeus Net'', was published by [[ENC Press]] in New York in 2005 and his second novel, ''Marvellous Hairy'', was published by Crossing Chaos Enigmatic Ink in 2009 (2e Monkeyjoy Press, 2010.) His third novel, ''The Fridgularity'' (Monkeyjoy Press, 2012.) is a satire of [[Internet culture]] and the [[technological singularity]], and won an IndieReader Discovery Award for humor. ''Pirate Therapy and Other Cures'' is a collection of humorous, absurd and satirical short fiction, published by Monkeyjoy Press in early 2012. He has also written numerous short stories, including: Hounding Manny [Oceans of the Mind], A Reluctant Emcee [Abyss & Apex] and Any Port in a Storm [Parsec]. He has been nominated for the [[Prix Aurora Awards|Prix Aurora Award]] (for short fiction) three times.
The Gates of Polished Horn was selected by the [[Toronto Star]] as one of its 20 favourite fiction books of 2025. <ref>{{cite news |last=Good |first=Alex |date=2025-12-20 |title=Our 20 favourite fiction books for 2025 |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/our-20-favourite-fiction-books-for-2025/article_bf10853c-f614-4b5b-8a8b-18f0ed7b76d9.html |work=[[Toronto Star]] |access-date=2025-12-21 |language=en}}</ref>
Rayner teaches in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at The [[University of Western Ontario]]. He is a member of The [[Writers' Union of Canada]], and is a founding member of The Emily Chesley Reading Circle. He is also the co-host of the Re-Creative podcast.
== References == {{Reflist}} *{{isfdb name|id=Mark_A._Rayner|name=Mark A. Rayner}} *[http://www.canadianauthors.net/r/rayner_mark_a/ Canadian Books & Authors] *[https://www.writersunion.ca/member/Mark-A.-Rayner The Writer's Union of Canada] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20011220164128/http://www.geocities.com/canadian_sf/pages/authors/rayner.htm Made In Canada Entry]
==External links== *[https://markarayner.com Mark A. Rayner's website] *[https://re-creative.ca Re-Creative podcast] {{Authority control}}
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