Ricardo Secilla (Córdoba, 1972) holds a degree in Biological Sciences. His professional life has wandered between botany, teaching and computer programming, although he currently works with geographic information systems. Onironaut and vocational writer, he is especially interested in topics related to the mind and consciousness, and particularly in everything related to dreams and artificial intelligence.
Since January 2011 he has been a member of the literary contest coordination team and moderator at ZonaEreader under the nickname Ric_S. He is one of the founders of the Zona Literaria association, to which he currently belongs.
PUBLICATIONS
Anthology of the I Science Fiction Contest of ZonaeReader, Luarna (2012) with the story "The Fissure in the Mirror".
"The dreams of Gaia", Grammata (2012) with the story "Chronoimmensity", winner of the I Environment Contest of ZonaeReader.
Anthology of the I Horror Contest of ZonaeReader, Wolder (2012) with the story "The Night the World Disappeared".
Anthology of the II Science Fiction Contest of ZonaeReader, Luarna (2012) with the story "The door of Candor".
"Whispers of Other Worlds", a joint work of the ZonaeReader coordination team, in which he participates with the stories "The Fissure in the Mirror" and "Chronoimmensity".
"Whispers of Other Times", second joint work of the coordination team of ZonaeReader, in which he participates with the story "The Devakalion".
"The Navigator of Eternity", CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2013).
"Dark Metal: The Manuscript of the Red Sun", Independently published (2018).
"Lucid Dreaming: The Control of Dreams as a Gateway to Other Realities", Independently published (2024).
"Whispers of Other Realities", third joint work of the coordination team of ZonaeReader, in which he participates with the story "The Legend of Elgor".
Finalist of the XIII TerBi Contest of Fantastic Thematic Short Stories "Artificial Intelligence" (2024), with the story "The cosmic castaway".