Sol Stein
Born in 1926
Fiction
Literature
Sol Stein was a novelist, publisher, and writing instructor.
He met James Baldwin in high school and later published his work.
After serving in World War II, Stein earned a master's in English from Columbia.
He founded Stein & Day publishing in 1962, running it for 27 years.
Stein wrote novels and nonfiction, including books on writing.
He taught at colleges and helped develop writing software.
His publishing experience and literary connections, including work with notable authors like Dylan Thomas and W.H. Auden, informed his approach to teaching writing.
Stein's career spanned multiple aspects of the literary world, from creation to publication to instruction.
