Born and raised in Central Kansas, Bryan received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications-Radio-TV-Film in 1992 from California State University at Fullerton. He then spent five years working in the television and film industry on documentaries for A&E, TNN, NBC and more, including the award winning Discovery Channel documentary Titanic: The Legend Lives On.
Bryan released his first CD of original music, “Stand,” on his own label in 1998 and spent the next two years touring in support of that album. Bryan continued to write songs, stories and articles, releasing his second CD, “Glorious: Worship,” in 2003. His third CD, “Love Like No Other,” was released in May 2009.
Receiving an M.A. in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in Saint Louis, Missouri, he founded Anchored Music Ministries, Inc. , a 501(-c) 3 non-profit organization devoted to providing leadership development training in worship arts around the world. Since the year 2000, they have worked in 6 countries on 4 continents, including Ghana, Brazil and Mexico.
Bryan’s first prose sales were devotionals published in Secret Place magazine in 2009. His first devotions for Upper Room magazine appeared in 2010. His first published science fiction story, “Mars Base Alpha,” was published at www.sffstories.com in January 2010. His first science fiction novel, The Worker Prince, was published in October 2011 and given Honorable Mention on Barnes & Noble Book Club’s Year’s Best Science Fiction Releases for 2011. A sequel, The Returning, is coming in 2012, along with the anthology Space Battles: Full Throttle Space Tales #6, which Bryan edited for Flying Pen Press, headlined by Mike Resnick and Jean Johnson. Also forthcoming are stories in Tales Of The Talisman‘s Summer 2012 SF issue and Wandering Weeds an anthology from Hall Brothers. The first novel in an epic fantasy, Sandman, is currently undergoing revisions, while Bryan works on sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, and steampunk novels and sequels to The Worker Prince.
The host of the weekly #sffwrtcht (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer’s Chat) on Twitter, Bryan currently resides in Ottawa, Kansas, with his two dogs, Louie and Amélie.
Threes:
THREE NAMES I GO BY
- Bryan Thomas
- Bry
- Well, there is a third, but my twin sister calls me that and frankly, this blog is family friendly so I’ll keep it to myself.
THREE JOBS I’VE HAD IN MY LIFE
- Church musician
- Technical Writer
- Production Assistant
THREE PLACES I’VE LIVED
- Salina, Kansas
- Saint Louis, Missouri
- Los Angeles, California
THREE TV SHOWS I WATCH
- Chuck
- Merlin
- Parenthood
THREE OF MY FAVORITE FOODS
- Steak (especially Picanha, a unique cut I get only in Brazil)
- Enchiladas (my go to food to rate a new Mexican restaurant)
- Oreos (don’t tell Sandra Wickham or my Mom, they’ll kill me!)
THREE FAVORITE BANDS (I have a lot more than three!!!)
- Kansas (for more than just its name being my home state)
- John Denver
- B.J. Thomas
THREE FAVORITE DRINKS
- Strawberry Margaritas (and I make killer ones, too!)
- Chocolate milk
- Cherry Limeade
THREE FAVORITE THINGS TO DO
- Jam with my guitar or keyboard/write songs/produce
- Write
- Social Media (I love my online friends and my time with them)
THREE THINGS I HATE
- People With No Respect For Anyone Different Than Them
- Popping Balloons
- Dishonesty (Especially if you’re dishonest with yourself)
THREE THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT
- My imagination
- Music
- Food and water are kind of a must too
