Rue Sparks is a composite of neurosis and nonsense held together by duct tape and sheer stubbornness. They are at the conjunction of queer, disabled, and neurospicy identities with a background in illustration, digital media, and book publishing.
There are common themes that tie their work together: found family, grief, queerness, mental health. They live in a rural Michigan town surrounded by forest on all sides so that they can opt out of humanity at will.
DIGITAL APPEARANCES & ARTICLES
- 8/15/2024 – Strong Women, Strange Worlds Quick Read
- 1/10/2023 – Seven Authors Discuss Author Platform Building, Book Reviews, and Marketing and Selling Books
- 6/2023 – 13 Hoosier LGBTQ+ Authors To Read This Month
- 10/2021 – WROTE Podcast “A Bit of a Weird Genre”
- 10/2021 – Interview With Cheryl Burman
- 6/2021 – Embrace Your Weird With Genre Hopping
- 5/2021 – Indie Author Interviews: Rue Sparks
- 5/2021 – The Sebastian Hidalgo Podcast # 13 | Rue Sparks
- 5/2021 – Queersplaining: “Art Therapy”
- 1/2021 – Rue Sparks: Meet the Author
- 10/17/2020 – The Afterthought Podcast
- 8/2020 – Author Spotlight: Rue Sparks
- 8/2020 – Let’s Clutch Up! Season 4: Rue Sparks
- 7/2020 – Operation Awesome #20 Questions in 2020 Rue Sparks
- 4/2020 – Spoonie Authors Podcast Episode 9: Rue Sparks
AWARDS
Rue Sparks’ poetry and prose has been a finalist or winner of several awards through the years, mostly focusing on queer mental health representation.
THE STARS WILL GUIDE US BACK
