Tom Bender

I've been a journalist, and I've worked for a military intelligence outfit. As the editor of my college daily I covered panty raids, those parodies of the noble quest. I became a newspaper editor in downstate Illinois. I covered the first draft card burning in America as a stringer for The New York Times. I became a speechwriter and did that interesting work for 25 years. Along the way I got a PhD and taught clear writing and speaking to MBA candidates. Now as a free-lance editor, I edit manuscripts--fiction and non-fiction. And I write: My first book, Run For It!, won a Royal Palm Award from the Florida Writers Association in 2010. My book, Cemetery Plot, was recognized with a Royal Palm Award in 2013. My newest book, Avenging Allison, is now available on Amazon.