Tim Bascom Email & Phone Number

I am a writer and college writing instructor who often leads workshops/retreats, sometimes acting as a writing coach for individuals. I write for literary journals (e.g., The Missouri Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, Witness, Boulevard, Creative Nonfiction) as well as popular interest magazines (e.g., the Ethiopian Airlines Magazine, Des Moines City magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Kansas City Star Magazine). I particularly enjoy freelance writing assignments related to the visual arts. Currently I am promoting my newest book--a memoir titled Running to the Fire. In case you are interested in coming to a reading in your area, here is the list of upcoming events related to the new book:Feb. 25, 2016, 6-7 pm--Reading at Eastlund Room, Bethel College, Minneapolis (open to the public, and free)March 8, 2016, 6-7:30 pm--Reading at Couchman Reading Room, University of Dubuque, Iowa (open to the public and free)March 31, 2016, 1-2:00 pm--Book signing at University of Iowa Press Booth, Book Fair, AWP Conference, JW Marriott Hotel, Los Angeles (conference participants only)April 4, 2016, 11:15 am--Reading at Newton DMACC Campus in Newton, Iowa (open to the public, and free)April 14, 15, or 16--Panel presentation (Seeing the World Anew: Notes from Third-Culture Writers) at Festival of Faith and Writing, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.April 28, 2016, 8:00 P.M.--Reading at Final Thursday Reading Series, Hearst Center for the Arts, University of Northern Iowa (open to the public, and free)July 16-17, 2016--Weekend workshop "As I See It: Art and the Essay," Iowa Summer Writing Festival, Iowa City, IowaJuly 24-29, 2016--Week-long workshop "Truth Be Told: Social Witness in the Essay," Iowa Summer Writing Festival, Iowa City, Iowa

Listed skills include Creative Writing, Editing, Literature, Teaching, and 15 others.