Thomas King - Definition and Overview

This article is about the Canadian novelist. For the New Zealand politician, see Thomas King (New Zealand).

Thomas King (born 1943 in Sacramento, California) is a noted Canadian novelist and broadcaster who most often writes about Canada's First Nations and is an outspken advocate for First Nations causes. His background is Cherokee, German and Greek.

He moved to Canada in 1980.

He is currently an English professor at the University of Guelph and lives in Guelph, Ontario. He is also the creator of the Dead Dog Cafe, a CBC Radio One series.

Awards and recognition

• Nominated for a Governor General's Award in 1992 for A Coyote Columbus Story.
• Nominated for a Governor General's Award in 1993 for Green Grass, Running Water.
• Green Grass, Running Water was chosen for the inclusion in Canada Reads 2004, and championed by then-Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray.

Bibliography

• Medicine River - 1990
• A Coyote Columbus Story - 1992 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• Green Grass, Running Water - 1993 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• One Good Story, That One - 1993
• Coyotes Sing to the Moon - 1998
• Truth and Bright Water - 1999
• Dreadful Water Shows Up - 2002