Taylor Thomas

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer

IN
Indiana US
Email: 
tnthomas322@gmail.com
Website: 
taylornoellethomas.com
Twitter/X: 
@TaylorThomas322

Author's 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.

Education: 
University of Notre Dame MFA

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Journals:
Across the Margin
,
Active Muse
,
Bayou Magazine
,
The Journal
,
Salt Hill
,
So to Speak

Poetry

Anthology:
Mother, a title just above queen. (Wingless Dreamer, 2022)
Journals:
A Thin Slice of Anxiety
,
Dipity
,
The Indianapolis Review
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

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Octavia Butler, Jane Austen, Julie Anne Long, Helen Hoang, and many, many more. It changes daily.
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

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Biracial, Black, White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
South Bend, IN
Indiana
Raised in: 
South Bend, IN
Indiana
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Last update: Jul 18, 2023