Sue Thomas (author)

Sue Thomas (author)

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After graduation, she spent several years working freelance and teaching creative writing in a wide range of communities from schools and libraries to a high security prison, eventually joining [[Nottingham Trent University]] as an English lecturer. Her first novel, ‘Correspondence’, was published in 1992.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
After graduation, she spent several years working freelance and teaching creative writing in a wide range of communities from schools and libraries to a high security prison, eventually joining [[Nottingham Trent University]] as an English lecturer. Her first novel, ‘Correspondence’, was published in 1992.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

Her unsettled and diverse early life seemed to have positioned her for an outsider adulthood in the margins, so she was surprised to find that her resulting maverick qualities made her attractive to new universities and other institutions looking for a fresh approach. It appeared that many years of not fitting in had drawn her towards creative and academic success.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}


Her most recent book is ''Nature and Wellbeing in the Digital Age''.{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=Sue|title=Nature and Wellbeing in the Digital Age|year=2017}} Her previous book, ''Technobiophilia: nature and cyberspace'' came out in 2013.{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=Sue|title=Technobiophilia: nature and cyberspace|year=2013|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Academic]]|location=London}} The non-fiction travelogue of cyberspace ''Hello World: travels in virtuality'' was published in 2004.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/jul/29/books.media|title=Blurring the boundaries|last=McClellan|first=Jim|date=29 July 2004|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=21 February 2011}} Her first novel ''Correspondence''{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=Sue|title=Correspondence|year=1992|publisher=The Women's Press}} was short-listed for the [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award]] and the European Science Fiction Award in 1992 and the [[Arthur C Clarke Award]] for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1993. She has published extensively in both print and online, and has initiated numerous online writing projects.
Her most recent book is ''Nature and Wellbeing in the Digital Age''.{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=Sue|title=Nature and Wellbeing in the Digital Age|year=2017}} Her previous book, ''Technobiophilia: nature and cyberspace'' came out in 2013.{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=Sue|title=Technobiophilia: nature and cyberspace|year=2013|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Academic]]|location=London}} The non-fiction travelogue of cyberspace ''Hello World: travels in virtuality'' was published in 2004.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/jul/29/books.media|title=Blurring the boundaries|last=McClellan|first=Jim|date=29 July 2004|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=21 February 2011}} Her first novel ''Correspondence''{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=Sue|title=Correspondence|year=1992|publisher=The Women's Press}} was short-listed for the [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award]] and the European Science Fiction Award in 1992 and the [[Arthur C Clarke Award]] for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1993. She has published extensively in both print and online, and has initiated numerous online writing projects.