Scott Russell Sanders

This is Sanders's homepage at the Indiana University Graduate Creative Writing Program's site. There, you'll find a photo and a biographical sketch.

Take a look at this brief biography. What is its source? How does it differ from the one you visited above? If you had to pick just one as a research source, which one would you pick? Why?

What can you tell about Sanders from studying this portrait of him? How do you go about studying a portrait, anyway?

Has reading Sanders's work interested you in doing some nature writing of your own? This page of nature writing links will help you on your way. If this were your page, what other authors would you include?

Interested in what Sanders himself reads? Take a look at this list of his twenty favorite books. How many of them have you read? How many are you going to read now?

Did you know that Sanders writes books for children? You can learn about one of them, Warm as Wool, by visiting this page.

Here is some information about a couple of awards that Sanders has won from the National Endowment for the Arts.

This essay, called “Sorrow and Solidarity,” presents the author's thoughts about America's early response to the attacks of September 11th.

Time for some multimedia: Click here to see a video featuring Sanders talking about his book, The Force of Spirit.

Read this quote from the author's book Staying Put. What is it doing on a page about spirituality and health?