Disch biography
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Disch, Thomas M. 1940–
(Thom Demijohn, a joint pseudonym, Thomas Michael Disch, Tom Disch, Leonie Hargrave, Cassandra Knye, a joint pseudonym)
PERSONAL: Born February 2, 1940, in Des Moines, IA; son of Felix Henry and Helen (Gilbertson) Disch.
Education: Attended Cooper Union and New York University, 1959–62.
ADDRESSES: Agent—Karpfinger Agency, 500 Fifth Ave., Ste. 2800, New York, NY 10110.
CAREER: Writer, 1964–. Majestic Theatre, New York City, part-time checkroom attendant, 1957–62; Doyle Dane Bernbach, New York City, copywriter, 1963–64; theater critic for Nation, 1987–91; theater critic for the New York Daily News, 1993–. Artist-in-residence, College of William and Mary, 1996–. Lecturer at universities.
MEMBER: P.E.N, National Book Critics Circle (board member, 1988–91, secretary, 1989–91), Writers Guild East.
AWARDS, HONORS: O. Henry Prize, 1975, for story "Getting into Death," and 1979, for story "Xmas"; John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and American B
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Thomas M. Disch’s "AMNESIA"
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Thomas M. Disch
Tom Disch (1940-2008) was a novelist, poet, critic, playwright, and author of short stories and children’s books. He published more than ten novels, including The Genocides, Camp Concentration, and 334. His novel On Wings of Song won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Two of his children’s books, The Brave Little Toaster and The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, were turned into Disney full-length feature cartoon dramas. His critical history, The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World won the 1999 Hugo Award and 1999 Locus Prize, and his collection of essays, The Castle of Indolence: On Poetry, Poets, and Poetasters was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award. His articles and essays were published widely, and he was a radio commentator for WNYC as well as a theatre critic for The Nation and the New York Daily News. Summing up some of his accomplishments, the American Academy of Arts and Letters in a Speci