Mary E. Lowd

Mary E. Lowd (also known as Ryffnah) is a science fiction and furry writer who lives in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A. She is married to fellow writer Daniel Lowd.

Writings
Mary is a member of the Furry Writers' Guild, as well as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Cat Writers' Association, Broad Universe, and the Mid-Valley Willamette Writers. She is also co-chair of the Wordos.

Mary's short fiction has appeared in a variety of venues, including Jim Baen's Universe, A Field Guide to Surreal Botany, and Belong: Interstellar Immigration Stories. Her first novel was Otters In Space. Originally self-published in July, 2010, it was later picked up by FurPlanet. A sequel, Otters In Space 2: Jupiter, Deadly was published in July 2013.

Mary's other anthropomorphic works include:
 * "One Night in Nocturnia" (Tails of a Clockwork World: A RainFurrest Anthology; September 2012)
 * "St. Kalwain and the Lady Uta" (ROAR, Volume 4; June 2012)
 * "Fetching Asteroids" (Allasso, Volume 1: Shame; November 2011)
 * In a Dog's World (novel, July 2015)

Awards
"The Canoe Race", a short story by Mary and Daniel Lowd, won the 2012 Cóyotl Award for General Short Story. Mary's short story "When a Cat Loves a Dog" won the 2014 Ursa Major Award for the category of "Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction".

Webcomic
Mary has her own space-opera webcomic, SPACE HOUNDS!. It is presented using photographs of Mary's real life dogs in front of a variety of home-made scenery and props.