Thomas Wharton

Born in Grande Prairie, Wharton later spent part of his teen years living in Jasper. He attended the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary, where he was a student of Rudy Wiebe and Greg Hollingshead. His first novel began as his M.A. thesis, under the supervision of Kristjana Gunnars. He worked on his PhD at Calgary with Aritha van Herk. Wharton is currently a professor of creative writing and English at the University of Alberta.