Rayne Alarcio

Rayne Alarcio (they/he) is a Los Angeles–born, agender transmasculine Filipino American poet, prose writer, and media artist. Their work appears or is forthcoming in Up the Staircase Quarterly, Cimarron Review, DREGINALD, Cartridge Lit, West Trestle Review, Fifth Wheel Press, and elsewhere, and was featured at LAX’s Terminal 7–8.

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Rayne’s writing explores queer and transmasc becoming, family and diaspora, transformation, and the mythic spaces where video games, folklore, and the body intersect. A National Silver Medalist in Short Story from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Rayne has performed at the LA Times Festival of Books, opened for spoken word artist Caroline Rothstein, and mentored young writers to national recognition through WriteGirl and the Incandescent Summer Studio.

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They hold a BA in English with a Film & Media concentration from Kalamazoo College, where their thesis received honors. Rayne has worked across publishing, film, and nonprofit media—including at The Center for Fiction and Aubin Pictures—and will soon begin mentoring students through Guo Consulting.

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They live for a good story—whether in a poem, a video game, or on the screen.

 

Connect at raynealarcio.com or @raynealarcio.

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