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Tim W. Brown [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Bronx, NY
New York US
Email: 
timw.brown@yahoo.com
Bio: 

Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois. Graduated summa cum laude in 1983 from Northern Illinois University (B.A. American studies). Chicago resident 1984-2003. Currently resident of the Bronx, New York. Writing reflects widely varied intellectual and personal interests. University major, American studies, encouraged multidisciplinary thinking and cultural interpretation in light of literature, history, politics, art and anthropology. Writing reflects these subjects and comprises a collage of popular culture, historical events, cultural criticism, urban folklore and oddball trivia. Protagonists tend to be working class in outlook, reflecting family background. Comic mood informs writing. Moral outrage and lively humor common to all comedic writers, from Aristophanes to Pynchon, is shared.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Rockford, IL
Illinois
Raised in: 
Rockford, IL
Illinois
Website: 
https://www.timwbrown.com [2]
Prizes won: 

London Book Festival Award for General Fiction, 2010; Ragdale residency, 2003; Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance grant, 2001; City of Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program grant, 1997, 2001; NEA Poetry/Prose Award, 1995.

Writers Retreats: 
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair
Ragdale
Identifies as: 
European American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults

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