Thomas Allbaugh writes in several genres, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. He has published a novel, a collection of short stories, and a chapbook of poems. Currently, he is finishing a memoir of grief following the loss of his son to suicide in 2017. He is also finishing work on a collection of poems centered on the processes of grief. 

Tom has also been a writing teacher since 1986. He has a doctorate in Composition and Rhetoric and has taught and lived in a number of different places, moving with his family from Michigan to Illinois, Central Virginia, the Twin Cities in Minnesota, and then Southern California, where he has taught at Azusa Pacific University since 2001.

For Readings and Speaking Engagements: As an experienced academic, Tom has participated in many conferences across the country, giving presentations, readings, and workshops. He is available to speak on a range of topics dealing with writing, literature, faith, education, and culture. To discuss a possible talk, contact him by filling out the form below and clicking on Submit. 

To listen to Thomas Allbaugh discuss how he wrote Apocalypse TV, click here for his interview on Parker J. Cole’s The Write Stuff Radio Show. 

Pictured below: During their joint book launch, Michael Clark interviews authors Sarah Adams and Thomas Allbaugh at Azusa Pacific University on January 31, 2018.