Debra Thomas is the author of Luz, winner of the 2020 Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction and Josie and Vic, 2024 WILLA Literary Award finalist. Originally from Binghamton, New York, she’s lived in Southern California most of her adult life. After working a decade as a registered nurse, Debra returned to college to pursue her passion for literature and writing, receiving both a Bachelor’s and Master’s in English. She taught English on the college and high school level, but it was teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to adults in Los Angeles that led her to become an immigrant rights advocate–an experience that influences much of her writing. A lover of all creatures great and small, when Debra isn’t with her two horses, she is relaxing with her husband and little dog, delighting in all the birds and critters that visit her backyard feeders.
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