Scott Russell Sanders (born October 26, 1945, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American novelist and essayist.
A frequent public lecturer, Sanders also conducts writing workshops across the United States, including recent ones in Alaska, Vermont, Massachusetts, Oregon, and New Mexico.
During his career, he has spent sabbatical years as a writer-in-residence at Phillips Exeter Academy, and as a visiting professor at University of Oregon, MIT, and Beloit College.
He is married with two children, Eva and Jesse, both of whom he addresses in letters included in The Force of Spirit.
He and his wife, Ruth, a biochemist, live in Bloomington, Indiana, in the watershed of the White River.