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Sandra Scofield is a native Texan who has spent the last forty years in Oregon and Montana. She taught in public schools (grades 2-10) and at the university level; since 2006 she has been on the faculty of the Solstice MFA low residency program at Lasell University. She has taught at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival since 1993. She is the author of seven novels, a memoir, a book of essays about family, a book of stories, and two craft books for writers. Her work has been warmly praised; she was a finalist f
Work by Sandra Scofield: NOW AVAILABLE: The Last Draft: A Novelist's Guide to Revision Janet Burroway says, "...a needed book...a godsend." Publishers Weekly calls it "a meticulous guide to revising a novel." Novels: Gringa, Beyond Deserving, More Than Allies, Walking Dunes, Opal on Dry Ground, A Chance to See Egypt, Plain Seeing Memoir: Occasions of Sin Essays: Mysteries of Love and Grief Craft: The Scene Book Swim: Stories of the Sixties
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