Individual Author Record
Illinois Connection
Seay works for the village of Wheeling.
Biographical and Professional Information
Martin Seay's fiction, essays, and criticism have appeared in a variety of publications. He holds undergraduate degrees from Trinity University and an MFA in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina; he was also a 2005-2006 fiction fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Chicago with his spouse, the writer Kathleen Rooney. The rights to adapt his debut novel, ''The Mirror Thief'', as a film have been acquired by Director Peter Chelsom and his collaborators Tinker Lindsay and John Albanis.
Published Works 
- The Mirror Thief, Melville House , 2016
Titles At Your Library
Awards
The Mirror Thief
Notable Book of the Year, New York Times
Starred Review, Booklist
Starred Review, Publishers Weekly
Best Book of the Year, Publishers Weekly
Best Book of the Year, NPR
ILLINOIS READS Book Selection, Illinois Reading Council, 2018
Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagement Availability (Yes)
Martin Seay is represented by: Kent D. Wolf of The Friedrich Agency
19 West 21st Street, Suite 201
New York, NY 10010
212-317-8810
kwolfatfriedrichagency.com