Terry Davis is an American novelist who lives near Spokane, Washington, 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", "Mysterious Ways", and "If Rock and Roll Were a Machine". He has also written "Presenting Chris Crutcher", a biography of the respected young-adult author.