Richard Scowcroft

{{short description|American novelist}}

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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.[http://news.stanford.edu/news/2004/february25/scowcroftmeml-225.html Memorial Resolution: Richard P. Scowcroft], Stanford Report, February 25, 2004. Among the writers taught were Tillie Olsen, Wendell Berry, Robert Stone, Larry McMurtry, Karen Rosenbaum, Ed McClanahan, Ken Kesey,[http://mormonlit.lib.byu.edu/lit_author.php?a_id=2773 "Richard Scowcroft"] Mormon Literature & Creative Arts database Scott TurowOliver, Myrna, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-oct-20-me-59431-story.html "Richard Scowcroft, 85; Novelist Headed Writing Program at Stanford"], latimes.com, October 20, 2001. Retrieved 2019-05-09. and Chuck Kinder.Genzlinger, Neil, [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/obituaries/chuck-kinder-dead.html "Chuck Kinder, Novelist Who Inspired ‘Wonder Boys,’ Dies at 76"], New York Times, May 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-09. Scowcroft's work frequently featured themes based in his Mormon upbringing.