Category: Underwater Thriller

New Review of Fatal Depth from MBR

New Review of Fatal Depth from MBR

It’s an extremely positive review from Midwest Book Review. Terms like tense, powerful, exquisite, and unpredictable fill this write up:

A Whirlwind Signing Tour

A Whirlwind Signing Tour

I haven’t been able to do in-person signings due to Covid restrictions in Ontario, but we’ve now moved into reopening retail, and recently I was able to visit some stores and sign copies of my brand new Sci-Fi / TechnoThriller Fatal Depth, just out from Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Ltd.

THE SAVAGE DEEPS by TSJ Wins 2020 CYGNUS Award

The Savage Deeps by TSJ wins 2020 CYGNUS Award

Last Saturday evening, I watched via Zoom as The Savage Deeps achieved First in Category in the 2020 CYGNUS Awards.  I want to express my gratitude to the judges, organizers, my readers, fans, family, and friends.

But What Are They Eating?

But What Are They Eating? New Article by TSJ at Bookfare’s Blog

Check out my new article at Bookfare.  Shelley, who runs the blog, asked if I’d like to contribute a post about the topic “But What Are They Eating?” since the setting in my current series is so unique. 

SFcrowsnest Reviews FATAL DEPTH

SFcrowsnest Reviews Fatal Depth

A wonderful review of Fatal Depth has just appeared at genre website SFcrowsnest. From the review:

2021 Contest Prizes Sent Out

2021 Contest Prizes Sent Out!

Thanks to everyone who participated in my New Year’s contest. It was the biggest one yet, and I decided to award twenty-five prize packs to people who entered.

The Savage Deeps Longlisted for the 2020 CYGNUS Award, and the Increasing Relevance of TSJ’s The Rise of Oceania

TSJ’s THE SAVAGE DEEPS Longlisted for the 2020 CYGNUS Award

I found out recently that THE SAVAGE DEEPS has been Longlisted for the CYGNUS Science Fiction Award.

TSJ Featured in The Big Thrill Magazine

TSJ Featured in THE BIG THRILL

The magazine devoted to writers of thrillers, The Big Thrill, featured The Savage Deeps and yours truly back in January.  In case you missed it, here is the article, written by David Healey.  Enjoy! 

“While the futuristic vision of the resources-challenged world is one thing, the action and adventure is another. Fans of submarine movies and fiction will enjoy the highly atmospheric tension and sheer claustrophobia of operating at great depths in what are essentially ocean-going spaceships.”

CTV News Article on Timothy S. Johnston

CTV News Article on Timothy S. Johnston

Last week, CTV News ran an article about me and my love for the Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense genres and how they inspire me to write.

TSJ at Fifty

Fifty

As I write this, I can’t quite believe it. I’ve made an annual tradition of publishing a blog post each birthday. They might be thoughts on this past year, on my life, my experiences, or on random bits and pieces from the last decades of my life.