I’m R.T.

I work professionally as a visual designer. When I’m not doing that, I’m raising three young kids with my wife and drawing any inspiration I can from the Texas heat. 

My writing has previously appeared in Clarkesworld and Interzone and my debut novel, The Ganymedan, is due out Fall 2025 from Solaris Books.

If you’re feeling inclined, the best place to connect with me is here:

@rt_ester_author
@shoutoutmapes

Interviews and more

Q&A with R.T. Ester
Campaign for the American Reader / November 2025

The Page 69 Test
Campaign for the American Reader / November 2025

Needing to Make Sense of the World: A Conversation with R.T. Ester
Clarkesworld Magazine / November 2025

What is R.T. Ester reading?
Campaign for the American Reader / October 2025

Race Through Space: PW Talks with R.T. Ester
Publishers Weekly / August 2025

Five Books that Inspired the Ganymedan
Interzone / August 2025

A Reading by R.T. Ester
IZ Pod / February 2025

Interview with R.T. Ester
Weird LIt Mag / February 2025

R.T. Ester: The Utopia of Us Anthology
Luna Press Publishing / May 2024

A Chat with R.T. Ester
IZ Pod / January 2023