Jill McCorkle

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Jill McCorkle
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Jill McCorkle, September 7, 2013
Born (1958-07-07) July 7, 1958 (age 67)
Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
Genre Short story
Notable awards Dos Passos Prize
Website
jillmccorkle.com

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

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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]

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  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.