Jean McNeil

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Jean McNeil, born 1968, is a Canadian fiction and travel author. She is a Reader in Creative Writing and co-convenor of the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) at the University of East Anglia. [1]

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She grew up on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. She presently lives in London, England. [2]

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References

  1. "Jean McNeil". University of East Anglia. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Biography". Jean McNeil. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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