Prodigious American small press poet and reviewer, he has had work in many publications, including Cyaegha.
Neal Wilgus is a lifelong resident of the American Southwest who has been writing poetry, short fiction, satire and book reviews for over fifty years, much of it science-fiction/fantasy/horror related. Born in Arizona in 1937, he has lived in New Mexico since the early 1960s. He is the author of The Illuminoids (1978) as well as six chapbooks of poetry, a collection of his LEAK News Service satires, a scattering of short stories and a volume of author interviews. His Rhysling-nominated poem, Balloon to the Center of the Earth, is available as a chapbook now from Juxtopedoid Press, 927 Camino Hermosa, Corrales, NM 87048, USA.
Data Dump Award
- His poems Outrageous Fortune and Quest-Dream were long-listed for the 2016 Award.
- His poem Museum of Wind was placed first for the 2015 Award.
- His poems Slithersleep and Yellow Dreams were respectively long-listed and placed shared third for the 2014 Award.
- Placed joint third in the 2012 Award with his poem City of Shadows and Dust (Monomyth 50).
Publications
Broadsides
Yellow Leaves
The Bards
Xothic Sathlattae
Other appearances in Atlantean publications
Poetry
Apocalypse: Poetry from the End of the World
- Apocaylptic Haiku
Beyond The Wall of Death: Lovecraft@125
Cast a Curse
- Dark Encounter
Chapel of Ease
- untitled haiku
- Scary Stories
Danse Macabre
- 101
- untitled limerick
- Lost Echoes
The Dark Tower Volume 5: Towers of Time
- Dark Tower Properties
Mars: Poetry and Fiction from the Red Planet
- Red Plan It
- Iron Planet Survey Questions
- Overcome
- Day Dream
- Dream Quest of the Unknown Barsoom
The Vegetable Archdeacon
- Canine Questions
- See Hear
Awen 75
Awen 76
- Halein : Menace, Anyone?
Awen 77
- O Brave New Atlantis
Awen 79
- A Depraved Mind
Awen 80
- I Dream Cornelius
- Accounts New
Awen 81
Awen 83
- Tourist Attraction
Awen 84
- Eye Spy
Awen 85
Awen 86
Bard 116
- Day Dream (inspired by the story Night Vision)
Bard 118
- Ain't That Nice
Bard 120
Bard 122
Bard 125
Bard 127
Bard 129
Bard 131
Bard 132
- Watching Watchers
Bard 133
Bard 134
- Sea Change
Bard 135
- Next In Line
Bard 137
Bard 140
- Dear Friend
Bard 142
Bard 143
- Moon Honey
Bard 149
Bard 150
- Death Benefits
Bard 152
- Downstairs
Bard 153
Garbaj 50
- Trust Me You Can
- Killer of the Dream
- A Victim of Vacuum
Garbaj 52
- Child's Play
Garbaj 53
Garbaj 55
- A Peace Creep (plus art)
Garbaj 58
- untitled haiku
- Unmasquerade
- Last Hurrah and Testament
Garbaj 60
- Boo Who?
Garbaj 62
Garbaj 63
- Another Rubicon
Garbaj 64
- Where Did We Go Wrong?
Garbaj 65
- Little Known
Garbaj 66
- Limerick
Garbaj 67
- End Will It All? It When
Garbaj 68
- The March of Politics
- Hostage Haiku
- Hostile Haiku
Monomyth 51
Monomyth 55
- Museum of Wind
- A Depraved Mind
Monomyth 57
Monomyth 59
Monomyth 61
The Supplement 61
- A Visit From The Greensboro Klan
- Four Diminuendo poems
Prose Fiction
(incomplete list)
Awen 81
Awen 82
Awen 83
- The Milky Rock
Awen 84
- The Exception Rule
- The Fateful Twist
Garbaj 58
- La Llorona Arrested For Disturbing The Peace
Monomyth 53
Monomyth 56
- Elsetime
Beyond The Wall of Death: Lovecraft @125
- Loose End
The Dark Tower Volume 4: A Skull of Doom
- Dark Tower Dream
Great War: 1914-2014
- Great and Terrible
Terrifying Tales
- Bad Dog
Non-Fiction
The Supplement 60
- Four reviews
The Supplement 61
The Supplement 65
- Four reviews