Thomas King

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Tom King
Born	April 24, 1943 (1943-04-24) (age 66) Sacramento, California
Occupation	Novelist, Politician
Nationality	American - Canadian (Dual)
Writing period	Contemporary
Genres	Postmodern, trickster novel
Subjects	First Nations
Notable work(s)	Medicine River, Green Grass, Running Water, The Truth about Stories
Notable award(s)	Order of Canada Member (2004)
Influences William Faulkner, Gerald Vizenor

Thomas King, CM (born 24 April 1943) is a noted novelist and broadcaster who most often writes about Canada's First Nations and is an outspoken advocate for First Nations causes. He is of Cherokee and Greek descent.

Contents 1 Bibliography 2 Awards and recognition 3 Electoral record 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Bibliography

• Native in Literature - 1987 (editor)
• An Anthology of Short Fiction by Native Writers in Canada - 1988 (editor)
• Medicine River - 1990
• All My Relations - 1990 (editor)
• A Coyote Columbus Story - 1992 (Illustrated by William Kent Monkman) (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• Green Grass, Running Water - 1993 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• One Good Story, That One - 1993
• Borders - 1993
• Coyotes Sing to the Moon - 1998 (Illustrated by Johnny Wales)
• Truth and Bright Water - 1999
• Dreadful Water Shows Up - 2002 (under the pen-name of Hartley GoodWeather)
• The Truth About Stories - 2003
• Coyote's New Suit - 2004 (Illustrated by Johnny Wales)
• A Short History of Indians in Canada - 2005
• The Red Power Murders: A DreadfulWater Mystery - 2006 (under the pen-name of Hartley GoodWeather)

[edit] Awards and recognition

• Nominated for a Governor General's Award in 1992 for A Coyote Columbus Story.
• Nominated for a Governor General's Award in 1993 for Green Grass, Running Water.
• Green Grass, Running Water was chosen for the inclusion in Canada Reads 2004, and championed by then-Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray.
• In 2004, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
• A Short History of Indians in Canada won the 2006 McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award.

[edit] Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Valeriote	18,977	32.22%	-6.17
	Conservative	Gloria Kovach	17,185	29.18%	-0.57
	Green	Mike Nagy	12,456	21.15%	+12.43
	New Democrat	Tom King	9,709	16.49%	-5.51
	Marijuana	Kornelis Kleverling	172	0.27%	N/A
	Libertarian	Philip Bender	159	0.27%	N/A
	Communist	Drew Garvie	77	0.13%	-0.05
	Animal Alliance	Karen Levenson	73	0.12%	N/A
	Independent	John C. Turmel	58	0.10%	N/A
	Marxist-Leninist	Manuel Couto	29	0.05%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout				%

[edit] See also

• List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas
• Native American Studies
• Canadian federal by-elections, 2008

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• W. H. New. Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002. 577-80.

[edit] External links

• Thomas King's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia
• 1993 Audio Interview with Thomas King at Wired for Books.org by Don Swaim
• Tom King for Guelph - NDP Election Site