Thomas Christopher Greene
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Novelist Thomas Christopher Greene, was born in 1968 in Worcester
, Massachusetts
. His first novel, Mirror Lake, was first published in the United States
in 2003 by Simon & Schuster
. He is a graduate of Hobart College, and has an MFA in Writing from Vermont College. His second novel, I'll Never Be Long Gone, was published in 2005 by HarperCollins
and his third, Envious Moon, was published in 2007 also by HarperCollins. His fiction has been translated into thirteen languages and has been nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. He lives in Montpelier
, Vermont
with his family. He is the founder and president of Vermont College of Fine Arts
, a low-residency graduate school which offers MFA degrees in visual arts, writing,writing for children and young adults, graphic design and music composition. .
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. His first novel, Mirror Lake, was first published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 2003 by Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
. He is a graduate of Hobart College, and has an MFA in Writing from Vermont College. His second novel, I'll Never Be Long Gone, was published in 2005 by HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
and his third, Envious Moon, was published in 2007 also by HarperCollins. His fiction has been translated into thirteen languages and has been nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. He lives in Montpelier
Montpelier, Vermont
Montpelier is a city in the U.S. state of Vermont that serves as the state capital and the shire town of Washington County. As the capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the site of the Vermont State House, seat of the legislative branch of Vermont government. The population was 7,855 at the 2010...
, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
with his family. He is the founder and president of Vermont College of Fine Arts
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Vermont College of Fine Arts offers four distinct graduate programs, awarding Master of Fine Arts degrees in Visual Art, Writing, Writing for Children & Young Adults and Graphic Design. The student to faculty ratio at VCFA is 4-to-1.. The faculty and alumni of VCFA have won many literary awards,...
, a low-residency graduate school which offers MFA degrees in visual arts, writing,writing for children and young adults, graphic design and music composition. .