Thomas Franklin Deitz was an American fantasy novelist, professor, and artist from Georgia.
12 Facts About Tom Deitz
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Tom Deitz was best known for authoring the David Sullivan contemporary fantasy series, though he authored three other fantasy series and a standalone novel set in the same universe as the David Sullivan series.
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Tom Deitz was an assistant professor at Gainesville State College, where he was named faculty member of the year in 2008, and an adjunct professor at two other colleges.
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Tom Deitz was awarded the Phoenix Award in 2007 for contributions toward Southern science fiction and fantasy fandom.
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Tom Deitz died on April 27,2009, of heart failure after having a heart attack in January of the same year.
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Thomas Franklin Tom Deitz was born January 17,1952, in Georgia.
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Tom Deitz earned both a Bachelor and a Master of Arts in medieval English from the University of Georgia.
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Tom Deitz won the Phoenix Award in 2007 for lifetime achievement in promoting Southern fandom.
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Tom Deitz was an adjunct English faculty member at Gainesville State College, Lanier Tech, and Tri-County Community College, and received a tenure-track appointment as assistant professor in Fall 2008 at Gainesville State College.
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Tom Deitz was recognized as GSC's adjunct faculty member of the year in 2008.
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Tom Deitz was a founding member of the SCA's Barony of Bryn Madoc.
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Tom Deitz died on Monday, April 27,2009, of heart failure.