Sandra Scofield

Sandra Scofield is the author of seven novels, including Beyond Deserving , a finalist for the National Book Award, and A Chance to See Egypt , winner of a Best Fiction Prize from the Texas Institute of Letters. She has written a memoir, Occasions of Sin , and a book of essays about her family, Mysteries of Love and Grief: Reflections on a Plainswoman's Life . She is also the author of a previous book on the craft of writing, The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer . Scofield is on the...See more

Sandra Scofield is the author of seven novels, including Beyond Deserving , a finalist for the National Book Award, and A Chance to See Egypt , winner of a Best Fiction Prize from the Texas Institute of Letters. She has written a memoir, Occasions of Sin , and a book of essays about her family, Mysteries of Love and Grief: Reflections on a Plainswoman's Life . She is also the author of a previous book on the craft of writing, The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer . Scofield is on the faculty of the Solstice MFA Program in Creative Writing at Pine Manor College and has for many years taught in the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival. See less