top of page

Doug Worgul

Doug Worgul was born in Michigan in 1953 to a family of preachers and teachers. Since 1989, he has called Kansas City home. He recently retired from a career in journalism and marketing. He is married to Rebecca Sesler and has four daughters and eight grandchildren. 


Doug Worgul is the author of the novel Thin Blue Smoke. A reviewer on the UK website, Mr. B’s Reading Emporium said Thin Blue Smoke is “… as gentle and positive as a novel can be in the 21st century without being naff.” Among the hundreds of five-star reviews posted on Goodreads and Amazon, one reviewer said, “… the prose will draw you in like a John Prine song.” Another reviewer called the book “… beautifully written … a master class in character development.” In 2012, The Englewood Review of Books named Thin Blue Smoke its Novel of the Year.

Submit Your Manuscript Here

bottom of page