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Thomas Fox Averill [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Topeka, KS
Kansas US
Email: 
tom.averill@washburn.edu
Bio: 

I am a novelist, short story writer and regular commentator on Kansas Public Radio in the character of the fictional William Jennings Bryan Oleander. I am passionate about food, gardening, all things Scot and the state of Kansas and the Great Plains.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Berkeley
Raised in: 
Topeka, KS
Website: 
https://www.washburn.edu/cas/english/tav… [2]
Prizes won: 

O.Henry Award.
Governor's Arts Award, State of Kansas.
Edgar Wolfe Award, Kansas City, Kanas, Public Library.
Finalist, International Culinary Professionals competition for food literature for Secrets of the Tsil Cafe.

What I'm reading now: 
A Sandhills Ballad by Ladette Randolph
The Beatles by Bob Spitz
Deaf Sentence by David Lodge
Dear Darkness by Kevin Young
Mr. Pipp by Lloyd Jones
Identifies as: 
White
Scotch-Irish American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Teachers
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Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/thomas_fox_averill [2] https://www.washburn.edu/cas/english/taverill