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Jill McCorkle

Jill McCorkle
Jill McCorkle, September 7, 2013
Jill McCorkle, September 7, 2013
Born (1958-07-07) July 7, 1958 (age 66)
Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort story
Notable awardsDos Passos Prize
Website
jillmccorkle.com

Jill Collins McCorkle (born July 7, 1958) is an American short story writer and novelist.

McCorkle was born in Lumberton, North Carolina. She graduated from University of North Carolina, in 1980, where she studied with Max Steele, Lee Smith, and Louis D. Rubin. She also attended Hollins College now Hollins University with Lee Smith where she received her MA. She taught at Tufts University, University of North Carolina, Duke University, Harvard University and Bennington College.[1][2] She teaches at North Carolina State University.[3][4]

Awards

  • 1993 New England Booksellers Award
  • 2000 Dos Passos Prize
  • 2016 Thomas Wolfe Award
  • 2018 Featured speaker at the Monroe Scholars Book and Authors luncheon.[5]

Works

Stories available online

Sources

  • Barbara, Bennett (2000). Understanding Jill McCorkle. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 1570033501.

References

  1. ^ "Jill McCorkle, Blackbird". Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. ^ "American Collection - American Writing Gateway". Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Jill McCorkle - Narrative Magazine". 25 June 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. ^ Sobsey, Adam. "Triangle author Jill McCorkle". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. ^ "VCU Alumni". VCU Alumni. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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