Jonis Agee

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Jonis Agee
Born (1943-05-31) May 31, 1943 (age 80)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • short story writer
  • screenwriter
  • essayist
  • teacher
Education University of Iowa (BA)
Binghamton University (MA, PhD)
SpouseBrent Spencer
Children2

Jonis Agee (born May 31, 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American professor and writer of short stories, novels, essays, and screenplays. She is the author of thirteen books, including five novels and five collections of short fiction. Three of her books have been New York Times Notable Books.

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Biography

Agee was born in Omaha, Nebraska, [1] and grew up in Nebraska and Missouri. She earned her BA from the University of Iowa, and her MA and PHD from Binghamton University.

Career

Agee taught at The College of St. Catherine and the University of Michigan. She is the Adele Hall Professor of English at The University of Nebraska — Lincoln, where she teaches creative writing and twentieth-century fiction. [2]

Jonis Agee has written thirteen books. Her recent book, The River Wife (Random House, 2007), is about five generations of women during nineteenth-century South. The book was selected by the Book of the Month Club, the Literary Guild, and as a main selection by the Quality Paperback Book Club. In the past, Strange Angel, Bend This Heart, and Sweet Eyes were all named a Notable Book by The New York Times Book Review . [2]

Personal life

Agee lives on an acreage [3] north of Omaha, Nebraska, along the Missouri River, with her husband, writer Brent Spencer. She owns 20 pairs of cowboy boots. [2]

Selected works

Novels

Short story collections

Poetry

Screenplays

Anthologies

Awards

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References

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  3. Video profile of Jonis Agee, University of Nebraska ""
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  5. “UNL’s Agee, Zeng Win ORCA Award,” April 7, 2010 ""