Richard Scowcroft

Richard Scowcroft (June 26, 1916 – October 8, 2001) was an American writer and teacher of writers long associated with Stanford University, where he cofounded the creative-writing program and taught with Wallace Stegner.[1] Among the writers taught were Tillie Olsen, Wendell Berry, Robert Stone, Larry McMurty, Karen Rosenbaum, Ed McClanhan, and Ken Kesey.[2] His work frequently featured themes based in his Mormon upbringing.

Novels

  • Children of the Covenant (1945)
  • First Family (1950)
  • A View of the Bay (1955)
  • Wherever She Goes (1966)
  • The Ordeal of Dudley Dean (1969)
  • Back to Fire Mountain (1973)

Sources

References

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  2. ↑ Mormon Literature & Creative Arts database: Richard Scowcroft


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