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Corinne Holt Sawyer
American author and scholar
Corinne Holt Sawyer (born March 4, ) is an American scholar who was the author of a popular mystery series and other works.
Corinne holt sawyer biography
She has also written under the name of Corinne Holt and Corinne Holt Rickert. Dr. Sawyer retired in as professor of English at Clemson University, where she still holds the position of Professor Emerita. Her first novel was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel in , beginning the popular Benbow/Wingate series of mystery novels renown for their depiction of older female investigations.
As an educator, she was instrumental in creating the Sawyer-Snelsire-Robinson Workshop to assist minority students in enrolling at Clemson.
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Early history and education
Corinne Holt was born in Chisholm, Minnesota. Her marriage to Robert T. Rickert ended in divorce, later marrying Hugh A. Sawyer, Jr. (died ). She attended the University of Minnesota, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English in and a Master of Ar