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Bill Lascher

Journalist, narrative nonfiction author, and freelance writer crafting stories about the intersection of people, history and place.

Portland, Oregon, United States · 2 connections

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About

Bill Lascher is an acclaimed writer who crafts stories about people, history, and place through immersive narrative and meticulous research. Lascher has 15+ years of experience as a journalist and narrative nonfiction author crafting engaging, award-winning stories for print, radio, podcast and digital platforms. His books include A Danger Shared: A Journalist’s Glimpses of a Continent at War (Blacksmith Books, 2024), The Golden Fortress: California’s Border War on Dust Bowl Refugees (Chicago Review Press, 2022), and Eve of a Hundred Midnights: The Star Crossed Love Story of Two World War II Correspondents and Their Epic Escape Across the Pacific (William Morrow, 2016). Lascher's journalism has appeared in such outlets as Atlas Obscura, Fortune, the Guardian, Portland Monthly, and Boom: A Journal of California. He previously edited the Ventura County Reporter in Ventura, California, and was a staff writer at the Pacific Coast Business Times in Santa Barbara, California.

Experience

Author and Photo CuratorBlacksmith Books
Nov 2019
Community Panel Reviewer for Arts 3C GrantsRegional Arts & Culture Council
Nov 2022 to May 2023
AuthorChicago Review Press
Mar 2020 to Sep 2022
Writer and ResearcherPrivate Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Sep 2017 to Mar 2020
AuthorHarperCollins Publishers
May 2011 to Dec 2017
Adjunct Professor, Multimedia JournalismClark College Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Apr 2012 to Jun 2012
Staff WriterPacific Coast Business Times
Sep 2005 to May 2007

Education

University of Southern California
M.A.
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Certificate
Oberlin College
BA