Richard Scowcroft

American novelist

Richard Scowcroft (June 26, 1916 – October 8, 2001) was an American writer and teacher of writers long associated with Stanford University, where he co-founded the creative-writing program with, and ultimately succeeded, Wallace Stegner as director.^[1] Among the writers taught were Tillie Olsen, Wendell Berry, Robert Stone, Larry McMurtry, Karen Rosenbaum, Ed McClanahan, Ken Kesey,^[2] Scott Turow^[3] and Chuck Kinder.^[4] Scowcroft's 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)

References

^ Memorial Resolution: Richard P. Scowcroft, Stanford Report, February 25, 2004.
^ "Richard Scowcroft" Mormon Literature & Creative Arts database
^ Oliver, Myrna, "Richard Scowcroft, 85; Novelist Headed Writing Program at Stanford", latimes.com, October 20, 2001. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
^ Genzlinger, Neil, "Chuck Kinder, Novelist Who Inspired ‘Wonder Boys,’ Dies at 76", New York Times, May 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-09.

Sources

Memorial Resolution: Richard P. Scowcroft
Scowcroft, former Creative Writing director, dies at 85 by John Sanford
Richard Scowcroft, 85; Novelist Headed Writing Program at Stanford by Myrna Oliver