I am a seasoned instructor for the Iowa Summer Writing Festival in Iowa City, and I have been a guest author at dozens of libraries, bookstores, book clubs, churches, and colleges, including:
Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City
Bethel University, St. Paul, MN
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
AWP Conference, San Antonio
Manhattan Public Library, Kansas
Tattered Cover Bookstore, Denver
Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka
Festival of Faith and Writing, Calvin College, MI
Newton Public Library, Iowa
If you would like me to consider a guest-author visit, please contact me at my email address: tbascom13@gmail.com. See link below.
UPCOMING READINGS/WORKSHOPS
Thursday, January 29, 2026 9:30 am to Noon—”Expand your Essay Horizons” online workshop for Off-Campus Writers Workshop, Chicago
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5-6 pm—Guest Author at Johnson Ballroom, Waldorf University, Iowa
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 6:30-7:30 pm—Guest Author at Emporia State University, Plumb Hall, Room 408
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Noon-1pm—Guest author at Studio Theater, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Campus, PA
Thursday, March 5, 2026, Time TBD—Book signing at Main Street Rag booth in AWP Conference exhibit area, Baltimore
Monday, March 30, 2026, 4-7pm—Featured author at author’s fair, Topeka Public Library
Monday, Apr. 20-Saturday Apr. 25, Time TBD—Panel at Sant Jordi Festival of Books and Roses in NY City, with authors on soccer and politics
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 6:30-8pm—Guest author at Beaverdale Bookstore, Des Moines, with soccer-playing son Luke Bascom
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7-8pm—Guest author at Lawrence Public Library, KS, with Coach Oumar Seck and moderator Eric McHenry
Friday, Sept. 4-Monday, Sept. 7, Time TBD—Guest author at WriterCon, Skirvin Hotel, Oklahoma City
Saturday, Sept. 26, Time TBD—Speaker at Kansas Book Festival, Washburn University, Topeka
Tim Bascom, Author 