Thomas Whaley

Thomas Whaley was born in 1972 and has lived on Long Island his entire life. He has been an elementary school teacher since 1999. Thomas currently lives in Shoreham, New York with his husband Carl and two sons Andrew & Luke.

Leaving Montana is Thomas Whaley's first novel and the proud winner of the prestigious 2015 ERIC HOFFER Small Press Award, the 2015 INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD for Best New Literary Fiction, the 2015 Outstanding First Novel Award from Independent Author Network (IAN) and is also the THIRD PLACE winner of the 2015 IAN Book of the Year Awards!

www.thomaswhaley.com

Check out Thomas Whaley's inspirational story on NPR's year long profile of 50 Great Teachers, aired on All Things Considered!

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/06/18/410297143/one-teachers-quest-to-build-language-skills-and-self-confidence