Tom Pilgrim was born in Georgia and grew up in several small towns, but mostly in Savannah. He and his wife have three grown children and several grandchildren. He was educated at LaGrange College and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He wrote a column for a weekly paper and contributed to a professional journal. He had six non-fiction books published, several western novels and modern-day novels. He and his wife have traveled to England, Israel, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. He loves to fish in Florida and plays gold at least once a year.