TOM NOYES
Tom Noyes was born in the Philadelphia area and grew up there and in Upstate New York. He earned his BA from Houghton College (NY), his MFA from Wichita State University, and his PhD from Ohio University.
Tom's two story collections, SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE AND OTHER STORIES (2008) and BEHOLD FAITH AND OTHER STORIES (2003), both appeared with Dufour Editions. His stories have appeared in many literary journals, including AMERICAN LITERARY REVIEW, ASCENT, COLORADO REVIEW, IMAGE, MID-AMERICAN REVIEW, NEW OHIO REVIEW, SYCAMORE REVIEW and THIRD COAST.
Tom's work has been named a finalist for the Breadloaf Prize, the Flannery O'Connor Award, the Grace Paley Prize and the Richard Sullivan Prize. In 2009, he received an Individual Artist's Grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. BEHOLD FAITH AND OTHER STORIES was shortlisted for Stanford Libraries' William Saroyan Prize.
Tom's two story collections, SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE AND OTHER STORIES (2008) and BEHOLD FAITH AND OTHER STORIES (2003), both appeared with Dufour Editions. His stories have appeared in many literary journals, including AMERICAN LITERARY REVIEW, ASCENT, COLORADO REVIEW, IMAGE, MID-AMERICAN REVIEW, NEW OHIO REVIEW, SYCAMORE REVIEW and THIRD COAST.
Tom's work has been named a finalist for the Breadloaf Prize, the Flannery O'Connor Award, the Grace Paley Prize and the Richard Sullivan Prize. In 2009, he received an Individual Artist's Grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. BEHOLD FAITH AND OTHER STORIES was shortlisted for Stanford Libraries' William Saroyan Prize.
Tom currently lives in Erie, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two children. He teaches creative writing and literature in the BFA program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, where he also serves as Consulting Editor for the literary journal LAKE EFFECT.
