Contact Information

Office: 4104 JFSB

Phone: 422-3737

Email: tourney@byu.edu

Commonly Taught Courses English 150, 218R, 318R, and 314.

Biography: Leonard Tourney came to BYU in 2006 after teaching at Western Illinois University, the University of Tulsa, and the University of California at Santa Barbara. A specialist in composition pedagogy and creative writing, Professor Tourney has authored scholarly articles in l7th century British literature, a critical biography of Joseph Hall, short fiction, and nine historical novels, the most recent a fictional memoir of William Shakespeare.

Degrees: PhD, U of California, Santa Barbara

Interests: Composition
Legal Rhetoric
Shakespeare
Mystery Fiction
Fiction