James Thomas (professor)
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James Thomas is the founding editor of Quarterly West
and the author of Pictures, Moving, a collection of stories. For his fiction
he has received two N.E.A. Fellowships, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, and a James Michener Fellowship. He teaches fiction writing
at the University of Utah
, and is the director of Writers at Work, a summer writers conference. James Thomas has published as editor with his colleague Robert Shapard
a number of short-short story, flash fiction
and new sudden fiction anthologies.
Quarterly West
Quarterly West is a prominent American literary magazine based at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Stories that have appeared in Quarterly West have been shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize, The Best American Short Stories and the O...
and the author of Pictures, Moving, a collection of stories. For his fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
he has received two N.E.A. Fellowships, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, and a James Michener Fellowship. He teaches fiction writing
Fiction writing
Fiction writing is any kind of writing that is not factual. Fictional writing most often takes the form of a story meant to convey an author's point of view or simply to entertain...
at the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
, and is the director of Writers at Work, a summer writers conference. James Thomas has published as editor with his colleague Robert Shapard
Robert Shapard
Robert Shapard, Ph.D., is a former managing editor of Western Humanities Review. His short fiction has been published in literary magazines, and he has received a G.E./C.C.L.M. Award for Younger Writers. He teaches literature and fiction writing at the University of Hawaii...
a number of short-short story, flash fiction
Flash fiction
Flash fiction is a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity. There is no widely accepted definition of the length of the category...
and new sudden fiction anthologies.