Sidney Thompson is an American author, academic, and writing consultant who teaches at Texas Christian University.[1]
Sidney Thompson | |
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| Born | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Memphis (BA) University of Arkansas (MFA) University of North Texas (PhD) |
Life
editBorn in Memphis, Tennessee, Thompson received his B.A. in English from the University of Memphis, his M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Arkansas, and his Ph.D. from the University of North Texas.[2][3] Writing within the Southern and Southwestern traditions, he draws his themes and characters from history in ways that have been compared[by whom?] to Larry McMurtry[4] and R.E.M.[5]
His major works include Sideshow: Stories, recipient of the 2006 Foreword INDIE Silver Award for Short Story Collection of the Year,[6] and a trilogy of historical novels[7] about the African-American deputy U.S. marshal Bass Reeves. Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves: The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book One is the recipient of the 2021 International AAHGS Book Award for Historical Fiction: Event/Era,[8] a finalist for the 2021 Spur Award for Historical Novel by Western Writers of America,[9] the 2021 Oklahoma Book Award for Fiction by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries,[10] the Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western Fiction,[11] the 2021 Next Generation Indie Award for Historical Fiction (Pre-1900s),[12] and the Peacemaker Book Award for Best First Western Novel by Western Fictioneers,[13] and was named a 2020 Arkansas Gem by the Arkansas Center for the Book.[14] Follow the Angels includes the chapter "Thataway," which received the Creative Writing Award in 2018 from the Western Literature Association.[15] Hell on the Border: The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book Two was a finalist for the 2021 National Indie Excellence Award for Historical Fiction.[16] Both of the first two books of the trilogy were used as source material for the Paramount+ limited series, Lawmen: Bass Reeves.[17][18][19]
Bibliography
edit- The Forsaken and the Dead: The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book Three (Bison Books, 2023)
- Kudzu's Enormous New Life (Atmosphere Press, 2022)
- Hell on the Border: The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book Two (Bison Books, 2021)
- Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves: The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book One (Bison Books, 2020)
- You/Wee: Poems from a Father (Prolific Press, 2018)
- Sideshow: Stories (River City Publishing, 2006)
References
edit- ^ "William L. Adams Center for Writing | Sidney Thompson". wrt.tcu.edu.
- ^ "William L. Adams Center for Writing | Sidney Thompson". wrt.tcu.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "From Print to Screen | North Texan". northtexan.unt.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Turning Back Evil". chapter16.org.
- ^ "Sidney Thompson - Sideshow". pastemagazine.com. June 30, 2008.
- ^ "2006 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Short Stories (Adult Fiction)". www.forewordreviews.com.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ Book Awards, AAHGS. "AAHGS Book Awards". www.aahgs.org/. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- ^ "Spur Awards". westernwriters.org. 8 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 Oklahoma Book Awards Finalists – OK Dept. of Libraries".
- ^ "2021 WRMA Finalists". will-rogers.
- ^ Awards, Next Generation Indie Book. "Next Generation Indie Book Awards". indiebookawards.com.
- ^ "Western Fictioneers". www.westernfictioneers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas Gems".
- ^ "Creative Writing Award « Western Literature Association".
- ^ "15th Annual Finalists | National Indie Excellence Awards | California". indie-excellence.
- ^ Haygood, Wil (2023-11-03). "Perspective | Bass Reeves was a Black hero on horseback. TV has finally found him". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Vognar, Chris (November 5, 2023). "In 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves,' Fiction Fills In Where Tall Tales Leave Off". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Cummings, Tommy (September 14, 2023). "Sidney Thompson is telling Bass Reeves' story — and helping Taylor Sheridan do the same". Dallas News. Retrieved November 7, 2023.