Jill McCorkle
Jill McCorkle | |
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Jill McCorkle, September 7, 2013 | |
Born |
Lumberton, North Carolina | July 7, 1958
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Short story |
Notable awards | Dos Passos Prize |
Website | |
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Jill Collins McCorkle (July 7, 1958 Lumberton, North Carolina) is an American short story writer and novelist.
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
Works
- "Going Away Shoes", Blackbird
- "Magic Words", Narrative, Fall 2008
- The cheer leader: a novel, Algonquin Books, 1984, ISBN 978-0-912697-11-6; Algonquin Books, 1992, ISBN 978-1-56512-001-3
- July 7th, Algonquin Books, 1992, ISBN 978-1-56512-002-0
- Crash diet: stories, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1992, ISBN 978-0-945575-75-7
- Ferris Beach: a novel, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1990, ISBN 978-1-56512-931-3
- Carolina moon: a novel, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1996, ISBN 978-1-56512-136-2
- Tending to Virginia: a novel, Fawcett Columbine, 1997, ISBN 978-0-449-91253-9
- Final vinyl days and other stories, Algonquin Books, 1998, ISBN 978-1-56512-204-8
- Creatures of habit: stories, Algonquin Books, 2001, ISBN 978-1-56512-397-7
- Going away shoes: stories, Algonquin Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-56512-632-9
Sources
- Understanding Jill McCorkle, Barbara Bennett, University of South Carolina Press, 2000, ISBN 978-1-57003-350-6
References
External links
- Author's website
- "Creature of Habit: An Interview with Jill McCorkle", AGNI online, Sherry Ellis
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