Terry Davis (born 1946) 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.