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Thomas Christopher Greene was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, the sixth of seven children born to Richard and Dolores Greene. His father was a college professor (who later became a college president) and his mother taught kindergarten. He was educated at Worcester public schools and then Suffield Academy. He earned his BA in English and Creative Writing from Hobart College in Geneva, New York. He also earned a MFA in Writing from Vermont College in Montpelier, Vermont.
Tom has worked in a staple factory; as an oyster shucker; a speechwriter and spokesperson for a presidential campaign; the director of public affairs for two colleges; and as a professor of writing and literature.
His first novel, MIRROR LAKE, was published in 2003 by Simon & Schuster. His second, I'LL NEVER BE LONG GONE, came out from Harper/Collins in 2005 and his third, ENVIOUS MOON, was published in May of 2007. His fiction has been translated into nine languages and has won many awards and honors. His work has found a broad international following.
In 2006, Tom left writing full-time to found VCFA, Inc., a non-profit with the goal of purchasing the historic Vermont College campus and three MFA programs from Union Institute & University and creating a new college called the Vermont College of Fine Arts. The vision calls for the new college to become a national center for the fine arts.
Tom is currently writing his fourth novel, THE RELUCTANT THIEF. He lives outside Montpelier, Vermont in an eighteenth century farmhouse with his wife, Tia, their seventeen-month-old daughter, Sarah, and various animals.
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