Writer at Bain Books
Spokane, Washington Area
- Current
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- Author of We Are the Cat at Random House
- Author of You Are a Dog at Random House
- Book Designer, Compositor and Project Coordinator at Self Employed (Self-employed)
- Owner and Designer at Terry Bain Books & Journals
- Writer at Bain Books
- Past
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- Blogger at Itchmo.com
- News is a Conversation Blogger at Spokesman-Review
- Adjunct English Instructor at Spokane Community College
- Writing Teacher at Gotham Writer's Workshop
- Co-Editor-in-Chief at Zoetrope: All-Story Extra
- Typographic Composition Specialist at Integrated Composition Systems
- Book Designer at Eastern Washington University Press
- Alki Software Corporation at Technical & Marketing Writer
- Managing Editor at Willow Springs Magazine
- Fingerprint Digitization Tech at North American Morpho Systems, Inc.
- Education
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- Eastern Washington University
- University of Puget Sound
- Morton Jr. Sr. High
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Terry Bain’s Summary
Author of two humor/pet/philosophy books for Harmony/Random House.
Freelance writer for magazines, blogs, social media, search engine optimization, marketing materials, advertising materials, and customer relations.
Designer of various books from University of California Press, Miramax Books, 4 Walls 8 Windows, M. Evans, etc.
Terry Bain’s Specialties:
Writing, book design, and digital composition (layout). Web design.
Terry Bain’s Experience
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Author of We Are the Cat
Random House
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)
Author of the book, We Are the Cat: Life through the Eyes of the Royal Feline.
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Author of You Are a Dog
Random House
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
October 2004 — Present (5 years 3 months)
Author of the book, You Are a Dog: Life through the Eyes of Man's Best Friend
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Book Designer, Compositor and Project Coordinator
Self Employed (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Publishing industry)
October 1998 — Present (11 years 3 months)
Design, typeset, and coordinate the production of books for publishers small and large. Clients have included Miramax Books, M. Evans Books, University of California Press, Kent State University Press, St. James Press, Skinner House Books, and Four Walls Eight Windows.
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Owner and Designer
Terry Bain Books & Journals
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Design industry)
July 1994 — Present (15 years 6 months)
Owner and operator of Terry Bain Books & Journals, specializing in book design and composition. Clients have included University of California Press, Miramax Books, 4 Walls 8 Windows, and M. Evans.
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Writer
Bain Books
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 1994 — Present (16 years )
Freelance writer and author of books & humor & opinions & articles &c.
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Blogger
Itchmo.com
(Writing and Editing industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
Writer for the Itchmo.com pet blog, where I provided local news and humor until the blog ceased publication.
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News is a Conversation Blogger
Spokesman-Review
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 2006 — May 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Write about issues concerning news coverage in the Spokesman-Review for the News Is a Conversation blog.
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Adjunct English Instructor
Spokane Community College
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2000 — May 2004 (3 years 9 months)
College English composition (writing) teacher.
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Writing Teacher
Gotham Writer's Workshop
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2001 — August 2002 (1 year )
Teach fiction writing to students online.
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Co-Editor-in-Chief
Zoetrope: All-Story Extra
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
August 2000 — August 2002 (2 years 1 month)
Co-edit online arm of Francis Ford Coppola's fiction magazine, Zoetrope: All-Story.
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Typographic Composition Specialist
Integrated Composition Systems
(Publishing industry)
January 1996 — October 1998 (2 years 10 months)
Typeset and design books for digital output. Proofread pages for accuracy. Clients included University of Washington Press, University of New Mexico Press, University of Colorado Press, University of Georgia Press, Riverbend Books, Windgate PRess, and Bolton Associates.
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Book Designer
Eastern Washington University Press
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
June 1995 — January 1996 (8 months)
Design, edit, and typeset books for Eastern Washington University Press.
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Alki Software Corporation
Technical & Marketing Writer
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
March 1993 — March 1994 (1 year 1 month)
Write technical documents and marketing materials for software products.
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Managing Editor
Willow Springs Magazine
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
June 1991 — June 1992 (1 year 1 month)
Design, typeset, edit, and prepare magazine for publication.
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Fingerprint Digitization Tech
North American Morpho Systems, Inc.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Public Safety industry)
September 1989 — August 1990 (1 year )
Digitize and classify fingerprints for global and local law enforcement databases.
Terry Bain’s Education
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Eastern Washington University
MFA , English , 1990 — 1992
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University of Puget Sound
1985 — 1989
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Morton Jr. Sr. High
Additional Information
Terry Bain’s Websites:
Terry Bain’s Interests:
writing, books, dogs, cats, you
Terry Bain’s Groups:
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University of Puget Sound Alumni Association -
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EWU Alumni Association
Terry Bain’s Honors:
Distinguished Alumni, Inland Northwest Center for Writers, Eastern Washington University, 2009
Terry Bain’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
