Tom Townsend

Tom Townsend has been a working writer for more than thirty years. His writing credits include twenty-five novels, three non-fiction books, several pieces of original music and hundreds of magazine articles. Fifteen of his juvenile and young adult novels have been on the Accelerated Reader List in the Texas schools system. His literary and film awards include; The Friends Of American Writers Award, Blue Bonnet Master List, Houston International Film Festival Silver Award for best Children's...See more

Tom Townsend has been a working writer for more than thirty years. His writing credits include twenty-five novels, three non-fiction books, several pieces of original music and hundreds of magazine articles. Fifteen of his juvenile and young adult novels have been on the Accelerated Reader List in the Texas schools system. His literary and film awards include; The Friends Of American Writers Award, Blue Bonnet Master List, Houston International Film Festival Silver Award for best Children's Documentary Video, and second place in the Women In Film & Television Screenplay competition. He also works extensively in film and television as a military advisor and supplier of military vehicles and props. His equipment has appeared in productions including Pearl Harbor, Second Hand Lions, Universal Soldier II, Warbirds, and Wonderful World. He and his wife Janet live on their ranch near Rusk, Texas. See less