Larry Bruce McGinnis (April 7, 1941 - April 5, 2014, Amarillo, TX),[1] also known as L. B. McGinnis and Bruce McGinnis, was an American writer, poet, and college professor. He was a professor of English at Amarillo College for 37 years.
McGinnis was the author of four novels: The Fence (1979,), Sweet Cane (1981,), Reflections in Dark Glass: The Life and Times of John Wesley Hardin (1996,),[2] and Dog Dreams (2007);[3] and a non-fiction book about a saddle maker, Schweitzer.[4]
McGinnis received the Amarillo College John F. Mead Faculty Excellence Award in 2000–2001.[5]