Richard Thomas (author)
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Richard Thomas in Wicker Park, Illinois in 2010
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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 |
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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, and tragedies. His work is rich in setting and sensory details, and often has a sexual element to it. It has also been called transgressive and grotesque. He was Editor-in-Chief at Dark House Press (2012-2016) and is currently Editor-in-Chief ofGamut Magazine.
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[1], an imprint of Curbside Splendor Publishing that launched in 2014 with The New Black.He is also the Editor of Gamut Magazine, [2] 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[3] column at LitReactor.com, book reviews for The Nervous Breakdown, and articles for BuzzFeed and Flavorwire. He has taught creative writing at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival[4], Story Studio Chicago[5], and LitReactor.com[6].
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