Tim W. Jackson

Tim W. Jackson’s career in publishing started at a young age. At 17 he began writing sports for his hometown newspaper, The Franklin County Times, in Alabama. He went on to the University of Alabama where he began writing for student publications, quickly becoming Assistant Sports Editor for the school paper. While maintaining a love of sports, Tim’s career took a different direction. He began writing about the arts, antiques, entertainment, and the outdoors. He has worked as a full-time employee for Southern Living, Cooking Light, and Canoe & Kayak magazines as well as at Radford University. Now based in Weaverville, N.C., which is just a few miles up the road from Asheville, he has done extensive freelance writing and editing for more than 20 years.

When he's not busy working, he enjoys hiking and other outdoors activities, riding his motorcycle on the nearby mountain roads, watching sports, playing and/or listening to music, and spending time with his family—wife Taryn, daughter Anna, dog Holly, and rabbit Kiwi.