Timothy P Banse

Timothy P. Banse was born in Clinton, Iowa. A prolific writer, his numerous magazine and newspaper articles appear in the US and abroad. Publishers include: The Hearst Magazine Division, Times Mirror, Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich, Hachette and Bonnier. His numerous books, both novels and non-fiction, have been published by Little Brown & Company, William Morrow, McGraw Hill, Worldwide Library, Sapere and Middle Coast Publishing. As an automotive newspaper columnist, he test drove high-performance cars on Riverside, Watkins Glenn and Michigan International Speedway race courses. In Detroit he witnessed crash tests close enough to feel the impact wave reverberate off his chest.

Banse is a seasoned world traveler, having lived in the Republic of Panama and in Spain and visited dozens of countries around the world. He studied Spanish at the Defense Language Institute. A long distance hiker, he trekked Panamás ancient treasure trail, El Camino, 50-miles from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea, over the Continental Divide and through Panama's rain forest. In Spain, he walked the 502-mile long Way of Saint James from St. John Pied Port to the Cathedral in Santiago. Mr. Banse has backpacked through Mexico, transited the Panama Canal five times and cruised the Caribbean waters off Jamaica, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico.

During the Vietnam war, he was a paratrooper, held a military intelligence MOS (Top Secret Crypto clearance) and was assigned to a Special Forces unit. He attended college on the GI Bill. At the University of Iowa School of Journalism he received the Wilbur Petersen and James Blackburn awards. Briefly he attended the undergraduate Iowa Writers workshop as a student under the tutelage of David Hughes.

In his long and storied work career, Mr. Banse has worked as a machinist, welder, marine mechanic, motorcycle mechanic, Mississippi River barge deck hand, dishwasher, bartender, construction worker, factory worker, soda jerk, gas station attendant, retail clerk, magazine editor and bill collector.