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Sandra Scofield is an American novelist, essayist, editor and author of writers’ guides.

Sandra Scofield was born to Edith Aileen Hambleton in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1943.

Scofield taught in public schools and colleges, but stopped working in 1983 to write full time. Her first novel was Gringa, based on her observations and experiences in 1960s Mexico. Since then she has published six more novels and a memoir, in addition to numerous book reviews, scholarly publications, and short stories. She occasionally teaches writing in summer workshops, visits MFA programs, has mentored individual writers, and has written a book for writers, The Scene Book, published by Penguin in 2007. She is organizing letters written to her close friend Mary Economidy in the 1960s, and completing writing projects. Her awards include a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1991); Beyond Deserving was a 1991 finalist for a National Book Award; and A Chance to See Egypt received the Best Fiction award from the Texas Institute of Letters in 1996. She frequently reviews books for national newspapers including the Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, and The Boston Globe.

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Total Books: 23
The Last Draft A Novelist's Guide to Revision
2017 - The Last Draft a Novelist's Guide to Revision (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143131359
ISBN-10: 0143131354
Genre: Reference
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The Scene Book A Primer for the Fiction Writer
2007 - The Scene Book a Primer for the Fiction Writer (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143038269
ISBN-10: 0143038265
Genres: Arts & Photography, Reference
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 2

Occasions of Sin A Memoir
2005 - Occasions of Sin a Memoir (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780393327212
ISBN-10: 0393327213
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction
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Plain Seeing
1998 - Plain Seeing (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780060929459
ISBN-10: 0060929456
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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Plain Seeing A Novel
1997 - Plain Seeing a Novel (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780060173425
ISBN-10: 0060173424
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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A Chance to See Egypt
1997 - A Chance to See Egypt (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780060927882
ISBN-10: 0060927887
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.2/5 Stars.
 3

Opal on Dry Ground
1996 - Opal on Dry Ground (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780517171738
ISBN-10: 0517171732
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Writing from Premise
1996 - Writing From Premise (Audio Cassette)
ISBN-13: 9781880717349
ISBN-10: 1880717344
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Gringa
1995 - Gringa (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780452273504
ISBN-10: 0452273501
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Walking Dunes
1993 - Walking Dunes [Contemporary Fiction, Plume] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780452270275
ISBN-10: 0452270278
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
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More Than Allies A Novel
1993 - More Than Allies a Novel (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781877946325
ISBN-10: 187794632X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Beyond Deserving
1992 - Beyond Deserving (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780452269071
ISBN-10: 0452269075
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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More Than Allies
More Than Allies (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780452273061
ISBN-10: 0452273064
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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