 Pulitzer
Prize nominee Thomas Sullivan has been a gambler, a "Rube Goldberg" innovator,
a coach, a teacher, a city commissioner, and an All-American athlete.
Self-described as “well-ranged if not deranged,” the itinerary of his life
is as eclectic as his writing. Having lived in a dozen countries
by the time he was six, Sullivan is at home in many cultures and across
the literary spectrum from mainstream to genre.
Labels mean little in describing
his writing. The constant is that he writes “people stories,” timeless
tales of individuals and relationships whether caught in fun-house mirrors
or in the twists of thrilling intrigues. It is not unusual to find
his books and stories reprinted in several categories as well as contemporary
mainstream. Or as he puts it, “When you don’t belong anywhere, in
a sense you belong everywhere.”
Over eighty publishing credits in
all fiction categories, his work includes seven novels in sixteen domestic
and foreign editions, journalism, non-fiction and active film options.
His short stories have appeared in nearly every market from Omni to St.
Anthony Messenger. Likewise, the literary awards and prizes have
been extremely diverse, ranging from a Hemingway Days Literary Award to
a Writer's Digest listing in the Top Ten Horror Stories of All Time to
a Catholic Press Association award in their Best Short Story category.
An avid swimmer, blader, cc skier
and canoeist, Sullivan currently lives on a lake in Maple Grove, Minnesota,
writing full-time and lecturing across the country. |
