Tom Peek
Novelist, newspaper editorial writer, and writing teacher
Lives in Volcano on the Big Island of Hawai'i
Volcano writer
Tom Peek is author of the award-winning novel
Daughters of Fire. An acclaimed writing teacher, his workshops have inspired hundreds of islanders to write their own novels, memoirs, poems, and family histories. A Hawaiʻi Island resident for three decades, he lives near the erupting summit of Kilauea.
He's keenly interested in talking with people about how non-Western cultural traditions can foster a more sustainable and humane society and economy.