Terry Davis (born 1947) is an American
novelist. He was born in, and lived near
Spokane, Washington for many years, and is a professor emeritus of English at
Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU Mankato), where he taught
Creative writing – fiction and screenwriting – as well as adolescent literature. Davis, who has been a high school English teacher and a
wrestling coach, is the author of three
novels for young adults:
Vision Quest (1979),
Mysterious Ways (1984), and
If Rock & Roll Were a Machine (1992). He has also written
Presenting Chris Crutcher, a biography of the respected young-adult author.