Kellie Wells | |
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Short story writer |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Kansas University of Montana Western Michigan University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | English |
Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
Kellie Wells (born 1962) is an American professor of English,novelist,and short story writer.
Kellie Wells graduated from the University of Kansas with a BS in journalism and a BA in English. She received MFAs from the University of Montana and the University of Pittsburgh,and a PhD from Western Michigan University. Previously the director of the graduate writing program at Washington University in St. Louis, [1] Wells now teaches at the University of Alabama, [2] where she is also a member of the advisory board for The Tusculum Review. [3] She also teaches in the low-residency MFA program at Pacific University. [4] She is currently teaching and directing at the MFA program at The University of Alabama. [5]
Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review,The Gettysburg Review,Prairie Schooner,Ninth Letter,and Fairy Tale Review among others. [6]
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