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Taylor Thomas [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Public address: 
IN
Indiana US
Email: 
tnthomas322@gmail.com
Bio: 

Taylor Thomas (she/her) is a biracial & bisexual emerging writer from Indiana. Her work has been published or forthcoming in Bayou Magazine, Salt Hill Journal, The Journal, So to Speak Journal, and more. She lives in South Bend, Indiana with her husband, Herschel, and her dogs, Bella & Buster.

Writer's Retreats and Conferences: Kenyon Review Writer's Workshop, Hurston/Wright Foundation Workshop, and Convivio Conference.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Octavia Butler, Jane Austen, Julie Anne Long, Helen Hoang, and many, many more. It changes daily.
Twitter/X: 
@TaylorThomas322
Born in: 
South Bend, IN
Indiana
Raised in: 
South Bend, IN
Indiana
Website: 
https://taylornoellethomas.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Voices of Diversity: Outstanding Literary Essay Award - May 2021, 

Graduate School Professional Development Award - February 2023,

Frazier Thompson Scholarship - Awarded January 2023,

Nominated for Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net 2023/2024

Education: 
University of Notre Dame
What I'm reading now: 
Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood by Maureen Ryan
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Identifies as: 
Biracial
Black
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/taylor_thomas

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/taylor_thomas [2] https://taylornoellethomas.com