Richard Bausch is an author of short stories and novels. He is also Professor in the Writing Program at Chapman University in Orange, California. Bausch's first novel, "Real Presence," was published in 1980. He has published twelve novels, eight short story collections, and one volume of poetry and prose. He co-edited or edited the 6th, 7th, and 8th editions of The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. Bausch received his B.A. from Rhode Island University, and his M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.