Thomas King was born in 1943 in Sacramento, California. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Chico State University in California and his Ph.D. in English/American Studies from the University of Utah in 1986. King taught Native studies at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta for a decade and was the Chair of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota. Since 1995, he has been an English professor at the University of Guelph. In addition to his novels, articles, and poems, King wrote and starred in The Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour for CBC Radio.

Books by Thomas King

	1990 Medicine River	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1992 A Coyote Columbus Story	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1993 Green Grass, Running Water	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1993 One Good Story, That One: Stories	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1998 Coyote Sings to the Moon	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1999 Truth & Bright Water	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2002 DreadfulWater Shows Up: A Novel by Hartley GoodWeather	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2003 The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative (Massey Lectures)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2004 Coyote's New Suit	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2005 A Short History of Indians in Canada	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2006 The Red Power Murders (as Hartley GoodWeather)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
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Awards

• Canada Reads
  • 2004 – Green Grass, Running Water – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award – Children's Literature (English)
  • 1992 – A Coyote Columbus Story – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award – Fiction (English)
  • 1993 – Green Grass, Running Water – Shortlisted

• Order of Canada
  • 2004 – Member

Articles & Interviews

‘A Writer Without Reservations.’ Mary Dickieson, @Guelph, 19 January 2000.

King discusses his book, Truth & Bright Water and explains that he became a writer to impress a woman.

Added 09 February 2006.
Updated 12 August 2009.