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
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 6-7pm—Guest author at Wichita Public Library, moderated by soccer coach Jeff Roper
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 3-4pm—Guest author at Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas.
Friday, Sept. 4, 7:45-9pm—Guest author at nonfiction roundtable, WriterCon, Skirvin Hotel, Oklahoma City
Friday, Sept. 25, 4-5pm—Speaker at Hefner Heitz Kansas Book Award event, Plass Center, Room 120, Washburn University, Topeka.
Saturday, Sept. 26, 11-11:50am—Panelist at Kansas Book Festival, Plass Center, Rm 118, Washburn University, Topeka.
Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, 9-10am—Guest author at Shepherd Center, Grace United Methodist Church, Topeka.
Tim Bascom, Author 