Thomas Calder is the author of The Wind Under the Door and the forthcoming novel, The Crave (Regal House Publishing, 2028). He earned his MFA in creative writing from the University of Houston. His work has appeared in Juked, Gulf Coast, West Branch, and elsewhere. He is also a regular contributor to storySouth. His short fiction was a semifinalist for the 2025 Doris Betts Fiction Prize and his forthcoming novel, The Crave, was a finalist for the 2025 Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Award. Along with writing fiction, he is the managing editor of Mountain Xpress, an alt-weekly in Asheville, and the co-host of DRAFT: Artistry in Conversation with fellow author Tessa Fontaine. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife and daughter.