Robert Thomson

Robert Thomson was born in Toronto, Canada. His first book, "Secret Things," a collection of short, gay-themed stories, was published in 1993. A second edition was published the following year. At this time, Robert began working as a journalist and editor for several local magazines, eventually taking the role of Managing Editor at Canada's only national gay glossy magazine, FAB National.

In 1999 "Need," Robert's second book of short gay fiction was to have been published, but the U.S. distributor's bankruptcy occurred the week the print run arrived at their warehouse. Years passed before the situation was resolved and "Need" was never formally released. Since then, Robert worked as a DJ, video editor, lyricist, publicist and, more recently, a proofreader.

Between 2009 and 2012, Robert wrote nine feature-length screenplays.

His company HowNow Media released "Secret Things" in an expanded ebook format July 28, 2014. This was followed by "Now... Where Was I," a free limited-time download in October. "Need" was finally published in an expanded e-book format on December 10, 2014.

In 2016, HowNow Media published a book of all new short stories by Robert, "Tiny Grievances: Stories and a Novella."

In addition to his literary work, Robert has written and directed several short films, including "Last Visit" (Última visita), which was nominated for Best LGBT Short at the 2011 Barcelona Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. "Last Visit" is based on Robert' short story "If" from the book "Need."