Stephen Minot

Stephen Minot (b. 1927) is an American novelist and short story author.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Minot graduated from Harvard College in 1951. He taught creative writing at several colleges, including Bowdoin College, Trinity College, and the University of California at Riverside.

His novels have been reviewed by many prominent publications, including the New York Times. [Citation
last = Broyard
first = Anatole
publication-date = June 23, 1979
title = The Panic of Being Alive (review of "Ghost Images")
periodical = New York Times
series = Books of the Times
pages = 19]

In addition to his fiction, he is the author of two textbooks, including "Three Genres, the Writing of Poetry, Fiction, and Drama", which is often on creative writing curricula. [See [http://www.college.emory.edu/current/support/fame/pdf/students/2-3FreshmenSeminarsCourseAtlas.pdf Emory College] , [http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1988/3/88.03.01.x.html Yale New Haven Teachers Institute] ] .

In 1966, Minot ran for the US Congress in Connecticut's 6th congressional district as a third-party candidate in opposition to the Vietnam War. He garnered 5,731 votes, or 3.4% of the vote. [ [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf Official House election results] ]

Bibliography

Novels

*"Chill of Dusk" (1964)
*"Ghost Images" (1979)
*"Surviving the Flood" (1981)

hort Story Collections

*"Crossings, Stories by Stephen Minot" (1975)
*"Bending Time" (1997)

Nonfiction

*"Three Genres, the Writing of Poetry, Fiction, and Drama" (1st edition 1965; 8th edition 2007)
*"Three Stances of Modern Fiction" (anthology edited with Robley Wilson, Jr., 1972)
*"Reading Fiction" (1984)
*"" (2002)

References