Tim Duning was born in Nashville and grew up in a small town in Middle Tennessee. He graduated from Rhodes College majoring in Economics and minoring in English. He has graduate degrees in International Studies from the University of South Carolina and in Finance from Purdue University. Tim enjoys exploring new places, music, photography, kayaking, hiking, pickleball, and biking. He and his wife cherish the joys of grandparenting with the growing families of their nearby children in Southwest Ohio.
"Lawton Passage", Tim's inaugural work, has been awarded the Literary Titan Gold Book Award (2026).