Thomas M. Atkinson

Thomas M. Atkinson is an author and playwright. His new novel, TIKI MAN, comes out Oct.15 from Regal House Publishing as part of their Sour Mash Southern Literature series. In 2014, it was named one of four finalists in the 2014 Leapfrog Press Fiction Contest. His short stories have appeared in The Sun, December, Southern Indiana Review, North American Review, Tampa Review, Madison Review, Fifth Wednesday, Indiana Review and others. "Grimace in the Burnt Black Hills," which originally appeared in The Sun, received two Pushcart nominations, an O. Henry nomination, and was selected for New Stories from the Midwest 2016. Other stories have been included in anthologies in the UK and Ireland. Strobe Life is his first novel. His fiction and drama have received numerous awards, including five Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards in three different disciplines, an Ohio Arts Council/Fine Arts Work Center Collaborative Writing Residency, and his short play, Dancing Turtle, won the 38th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival.