Susan Kenney | |
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| Born | April 28, 1941 Summit, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Northwestern University (BA) Cornell University (PhD) |
| Notable awards | O. Henry Award (1982) |
| Spouse | Edwin Kenney (died 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
Susan McIlvaine Kenney (born April 28, 1941) is an American short story writer and novelist.
She was born in Summit, New Jersey, [1] and spent her childhood in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York. She graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. Phi Beta Kappa, and from Cornell University, with a Ph.D. She taught at Colby College. [2]
She married professor Edwin Kenney, who died on December 8, 1992; they had two children, James and Anne. [3]
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