VITA

Publications

1. Non-fiction:
2. 1.  "On the Question of Integrating Young-Adult Literature into the Mainstream," The ALAN Review, Vol. 24, Spring 1997
   1. "A Healing Vision," English Journal, Vol. 85, No. 3, March 1996
   2. "Literature Tells Our Family Secrets," English Journal, Vol. 83,
3. No. 8, Dec. 1994
   1. "The Author of Vision Quest Responds to "Hidden Secrets," English
4. Journal, Vol. 81, No. 5, Sept. 1992
1. "My Favorite Road," Seattle Weekly, 27 Aug. 1985
2. "The Jones Family: High Country People," Spokane Magazine, Dec. 1981 
5. Davis/Curriculum Vitae   2 
   1. "Fast Money: Gary Owens' Kentucky Derby Dream," Spokane Mag., Aug. 1981
   2. "A Portrait of the Artist Robert Banger," Spokane Magazine, Aug. 1980
   3. "Wesley Erks of Davenport" (commentary on John Keeble's Yellowfish),
6. Spokane Magazine, Nov. 1980
1. "First Novels," Library Journal, Oct. 1979
2. "As I Did It," Sports Illustrated, 8 May 1978
3. "A Swimmer of Dire Straits," Sports Illustrated, 3 Feb. 1975
    
7. Short Fiction:
8. "Unaccompanied Minor," Northfield Magazine, Vol. 4, No.1, 1990
9. 2.  "Funny Tissue," The Uncommon Touch, Anthology of Fiction and Poetry          from the Stanford Writing Workshop, 1989
10. "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," Woman (England), 22 Jan. 1983
11. "Eldorado," Redbook, May 1982
12. "The Paper Bombs," Spokane Magazine, Aug. 1980
13. "As I Saw It," Sports Illustrated, 27 Dec. 1975
14. "Fond Links to the Sausage Man," Sports Illustrated, 14 April 1975
15. "As I Did It," Sports Illustrated, 6 Nov. 1974
16. 9.  "The Snake, My Friend Immanuel Snakeburden," College English, April          1974
17. 10. "How My Family Got Its Name," Mississippi Valley Review, Spring, 1973
18. 11. "The Devil's Workshop," Black Swan, May 1972
     
19. Novels:
20. If Rock and Roll Were A Machine, Delacorte Press, 1993
21. Mysterious Ways, Viking Press, 1984, reprint 2002 
22. Vision Quest, Viking Press 1979, reprint 2001  
     
23. Screenplays:
24. Playing Ball (adapted from the novel The Man Who Wanted to Play Center
25. Field for the New York Yankees), Redwood Productions, 1984
    1. Grapplers (adopted from the novel Vision Quest), Redwood Prod., 1983
        
26. Critical Biography:
27. 1.  Presenting Chris Crutcher, Twayne's United States Authors Series,            Twayne Publishers, 1997
     
28. Terry Davis
29. List of publications since 1990:
     
30. Non-fiction:
31. "Literature Tells Our Family Secrets," English Journal, Vol. 83,
32. No. 8, Dec. 1994
    1. "The Author of Vision Quest Responds to "Hidden Secrets," English
33. Journal, Vol. 81, No. 5, Sept. 1992 
34. Short fiction:
35. "My Blue Hand," Burnt Aluminum, 1995
36. "Unaccompanied Minor," Northfield Magazine, Vol 4., No. 1, 1990
     
37. Novels:
38. If Rock and Roll Were a Machine, Delacorte Press, 1993
     
39. Novels under contract:
40. The Silk Ball, Delacorte Press
41. A Year In My Father's Country, Delacorte Press

 

1. Critical biography under contract:
2. Presenting Chris Crutcher, Twayne United States Authors Series, Twayne Pu

EDUCATION:  Stanford University (Stegner Fellow), 1974-75           
                           Master of Fine Arts, The University of Iowa, 1973       
                           BA, BA-Ed., Eastern Washington State College, 1969 

HONORS:        ALABest Books for Young Adults Vision Quest, 1995
                          NYPL Books for the Teen Age: If Rock and Roll Were A Machine, 94
                          ALA Best Books for Young Adults:  If Rock and Roll..., 1993        
                          ALSC Best Books for Young Adults: If Rock and Roll..., 1993
                          Distinguished Alumni Award, Eastern Washington U., 1984 
                          Governor's Award for the Arts, State of Washington, 1980
                          ALA Best Books for Young Adults: Vision Quest, 1980
                          American Book Award nomination: First Novel: Vision Quest,  1980
                          Wallace Stegner Literary Fellowship, Stanford University, 1974-75

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:  Mankato State University, 1986-2009
                         Shadle Park High School, Spookane, WA, 1985-86
                         Gonzaga University, 1984-86
                         Eastern Washington University, 1981-82
                         The University of Idaho, 1981
                         East Carolina University, 1976-80
                         Association Culturelle Franco-Americaine, 1975-76
                         Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro, 1970-71, 73-74
                         Monroe High School, Monroe, WA, 1969-70 

LANGUAGES:  French: fair speaking and reading knowledge
                         Portuguese: speaking and reading knowledge now fading    

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