Tim Wendel
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BioTim Wendel is the author of seven books, including CASTRO'S CURVEBALL (Ballantine), a novel set in Old Havana about a pitcher that might have been, and RED RAIN (Writer's Lair), a novel about the best-kept secret of World War II, the Japanese fire balloons. Next year will see the release of HIGH HEAT: THE SEARCH FOR THE FASTEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME (Da Capo Press), as well as the re-release of his first book, GOING FOR THE GOLD (Dover Press). His trips to Cuba and the Caribbean led him to write FAR FROM HOME (National Geographic Books) and THE NEW FACE OF BASEBALL (HarperCollins), which was named the Best History Book in 2004 by the Latino Literary Awards. Recently, Tim has returned to his Western New York roots with a limited edition about the Buffalo Braves basketball team, BUFFALO, HOME OF THE BRAVES (Sun Bear Press). In addition, he has published a novel for young readers, MY MAN STAN (Arbutus Books) and co-authored THE SNOW THAT BURNED OUR HEARTS, which was the runner-up in the Good Morning America/ His writing has appeared in the The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Weekend, Washingtonian, The Potomac Review, Gargoyle, GQ and Esquire. His columns appear on the USA Today op-ed page, where he is on the Board of Contributors. Tim teaches fiction and nonfiction writing at Johns Hopkins University, where he received the 2009 Award for Teaching Excellence and the 2004 Professional Achievement Award. He is a Walter Dakin Fellow and Tennessee Williams Scholar to the Sewanee Writing Conference, and a Pen/ Born in Philadelphia, he was raised in Lockport, N.Y. One of his first jobs was writing music reviews for The Buffalo Courier-Express. Since then he's worked on both coasts and in between, covering everything from the Olympics to the America's Cup. He lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife, Jacqueline, and their two children. |
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