Tony Wirt was born in Lake Mills, IA, and got his first taste of publication in first grade, when his essay on Airplane II: The Sequel appeared in the Lake Mills Elementary School’s Creative Courier.
He's a graduate of the University of Iowa and spent nine years doing media relations in the Hawkeye Athletic Department. Wirt has also been a sportswriter, movie ticket taker and Dairy Queen ice cream slinger who can still do the little curly thing on top of a soft serve cone.
He currently lives in Rochester, MN, with his wife and two daughters.
Wirt's new novel is Silent Creek.
Recently I asked the author about what he was reading. Wirt's reply:
I’m currently reading It’s the End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand. Being led back into that world byVisit Tony Wirt's website.one of the most impressive group of authors that’s ever been assembled has been amazing.
I’m only about halfway through, but the standouts so far have been Gabino Iglesias’s "Hope Boat" and "In a Pig’s Eye" by Joe R. Lansdale. Knowing that heavyweights like S.A. Cosby, Cynthia Pelayo and Tananarive Due are still coming…I cannot wait to read on.
The Page 69 Test: Pike Island.
Q&A with Tony Wirt.
My Book, The Movie: Pike Island.
My Book, The Movie: Silent Creek.
The Page 69 Test: Silent Creek.
--Marshal Zeringue
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