Debra Thomas is the author of Luz, winner of the 2020 Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction and the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Multicultural Fiction. Originally from Binghamton, New York, she has lived in Southern California most of her adult life. A writer, teacher, and immigrant rights advocate, Debra formerly taught literature and writing at a Los Angeles public high school and English as a Second Language (ESL) to adults from all over the world. She now lives with her husband and dog in Simi Valley, California, just minutes away from her two horses.
