Sims, Norman (Howard)
SIMS, Norman (Howard)
SIMS, Norman (Howard). American, b. 1948. Genres: Writing/Journalism, Documentaries/Reportage, Essays, Travel/Exploration. Career: United Press International, Minneapolis, MN, reporter and editor, 1971-72; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, instructor, 1975-77, lecturer in communications, 1975-77; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, assistant professor of mass communications, 1978-79; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, department chair and professor of journalism, 1979-. Visiting professor, University of Colorado, Boulder, spring, 1984. Publications: The Deerfield River Guidebook, 1993. EDITOR: (and author of intro) The Literary Journal- ists: The New Art of Personal Reportage, 1984; (and contributor) Literary Journalism in the Twentieth Century, 1990; (Co- and author of intro) Literary Journalism: A New Collection of the Best American Nonfiction, 1995. Address: Sidney Kramer, 20 Bluewater Hill, Westport, CT 06880, U.S.A.