Thomas Fox Averill (born April 30, 1949) is an American writer, novelist, and academic from

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. His works, including ''Secrets of the Tsil Cafe'', ''The Slow Air of Ewan Macpherson'', ''Ordinary Genius'', and, more recently ''Rode'', have won wide acclaim in

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and throughout the United States. He is a two-time winner of

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. Averill is a writer-in-residence and professor of

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at Topeka's

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. Well known as a writer and teacher, Averill has published numerous works of fiction, short stories, and stories on his native Kansas and society at large.

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His website

WU Professor writes novel
Writers from Topeka, Kansas 1949 births Living people American male novelists 21st-century American novelists 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers {{US-novelist-1940s-stub