Vicki Hendricks | |
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| Born | Covington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Ohio State University (BS) Florida Atlantic University (MA) Florida International University (MFA) |
| Genre | Crime Noir Erotica |
| Subject | English |
| Notable works | Miami Purity Cruel Poetry |
| Notable awards | Edgar Award Finalist |
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Vicki Due Hendricks is an American author of crime fiction, erotica, and a variety of short stories.
Hendricks was born in Covington, Kentucky, raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to Florida in 1973. She earned a B.S. in English education from Ohio State University in 1973, an M.A. in English from Florida Atlantic University in 1979, and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Florida International University in 1992. Hendricks' novel Cruel Poetry was a finalist for the Edgar Award in 2008. [1] [2] Her work has been translated into Italian, German, French, Finnish, Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Korean, Japanese and Chinese. She taught as a Professor of English at Broward College in Hollywood, Florida, from 1981 to 2016.
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