Richard Thomas (author)

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas in Wicker Park, Illinois in 2010
Born (1967-11-21) November 21, 1967
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Occupation Novelist, short story writer, editor, teacher, publisher
Nationality American
Education Bradley University (BS); Murray State University (MFA)
Genre Neo-noir, horror, fantasy, science fiction
Notable works Breaker (Thriller Award finalist)
Website
www.whatdoesnotkillme.com

Richard Thomas (born November 21, 1967) is an American author. His focus is on neo-noir fiction, typically including elements of violence, mental instability, breaks in reality, unreliable narrators, and tragedies. His work is rich in setting and sensory details—often called maximalism. It has also been called transgressive[1] and grotesque. He was Editor-in-Chief at Dark House Press (2012-2016) and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Gamut Magazine.

Biography

Thomas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Webster Groves. He earned a Bachelor of Science at Bradley University, in Peoria, Illinois, and in 2012 an MFA at Murray State University. He currently lives in Chicago.

Thomas was Editor-in-Chief at Dark House Press, an imprint of Curbside Splendor Publishing that launched in 2014 with The New Black.[2][3]He is also the Editor of Gamut Magazine, a new online publication focusing on neo-noir, speculative fiction with a literary bent, that was funded by a successful Kickstarter, raising over $55,000. It was launched on January 1, 2017.

In addition to his fiction he writes a Storyville column at LitReactor.com,[4] book reviews for The Nervous Breakdown, and articles for BuzzFeed and Flavorwire. He has taught creative writing at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival, Story Studio Chicago, and LitReactor.com.

Novels and short story collections

Nominations, awards and contests

References

  1. 1 2 seanofthedead (March 5, 2013). "Book Review: Staring Into the Abyss – Author Richard Thomas". Horror News.
  2. Chavez, Danette (May 27, 2014). "Dark House Press Bets on 'The New Black'". Gaper's Block.
  3. Barone, Matt (July 4, 2014). "Permanent Midnight: The Year's Best Genre Fiction Books (So Far)". Complex.com. The New Black is the hands-down best new short story collection I've read since 2008's Poe's Children.
  4. "Chuck Palahnuik Throws Caution To The Wind With His New Anthology, Burnt Tongues". Book Trade Info (Press release). April 8, 2014.
  5. Remp, Timothy P. (April 23, 2011). "Book reviews: Transubstantiate by Edward Thomas". Shroud magazine.
  6. Skelhorn, Barry (February 16, 2013). "Kraken Press Announces 'Staring into the Abyss', by Richard Thomas". Sanitarium magazine.
  7. Ben (August 19, 2013). "Book Review: Richard Thomas - Herniated Roots". Dead End Follies.
  8. Lockley, Craig (October 14, 2013). "Staring Into The Abyss by Richard Thomas. Book review". The British Fantasy Society.
  9. Buchan, P. M. (March 8, 2013). "Book Review: Staring Into the Abyss". Starburst Magazine.
  10. "Disintegration | Richard Thomas | 9781101882627". NetGalley.com. 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  11. "Breaker | Richard Thomas | 9781101882627". NetGalley.com. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  12. "Soul Standard (9781938103049): Richard Thomas, Caleb Ross, Axel Taiari, Nik Korpon: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  13. "Final Ballot for Bram Stoker Awards 2016". Horror Writers Association. February 23, 2017.
  14. "Final Ballot for Bram Stoker Awards 2014". Horror Writers Association. February 23, 2015.
  15. "2015 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees". Shirley Jackson Awards. May 2016.
  16. "2014 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees". Shirley Jackson Awards. May 2015.
  17. "This Is Horror Awards 2014: Winners". This is Horror. February 24, 2015.
  18. "Best of 2015: Best Fiction Books". Entropy Magazine. December 8, 2015.
  19. "Top 10 Books of 2015". Cultured Vultures. December 7, 2015.
  20. "Favorite Reads of 2015". Shotgun Logic. December 18, 2015.
  21. "Best Fiction Reads of 2015". Shotgun Logic. January 5, 2016.
  22. "Best Horror of the Year 8". Night Shade Books. June 7, 2016.
  23. "Best E-Book Original Novel". Random House Alibi. April 5, 2017.
  24. "Notable Short Story". Cease, Cows. December 31, 2016.
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