Heather Ross Miller
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Heather Ross Miller is an American
writer.
Miller was born in Albemarle, North Carolina
. In 1961, she earned a bachelors degree from Woman's College (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro). She went on to earn an MFA in creative writing from the college in 1969. For the 1968-69 and 1973-74 years, she earned fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
. Inspired by professor and poet Randall Jarrell
, Miller became an instructor in reading and writing.
Works by Miller include:
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writer.
Miller was born in Albemarle, North Carolina
Albemarle, North Carolina
Albemarle is the county seat of Stanly County, North Carolina. The population was 15,680 at the 2000 census. It is governed by Mayor Elbert L. "Whit" Whitley, Jr...
. In 1961, she earned a bachelors degree from Woman's College (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro). She went on to earn an MFA in creative writing from the college in 1969. For the 1968-69 and 1973-74 years, she earned fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
. Inspired by professor and poet Randall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, and novelist. He was the 11th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a role which now holds the title of US Poet Laureate.-Life:Jarrell was a native of Nashville, Tennessee...
, Miller became an instructor in reading and writing.
Works by Miller include:
- The Edge of the Woods (1964)
- Tenants of the House (1966)
- The Wind Southerly (1967)
- Gone a Hundred Miles (1968)
- Horse Horse Tyger Tyger (1973)
- A Spiritual Divorce and Other Stories (1974)
- Confessions of a Champeen Fire-Baton Twirler (1976)
- Therapia (1982)
- Adam's First Wife (1983)
- Hard Evidence (1990)
- La Jupe Espagnole (1991)
- Friends and Assassins (1993)
- In the Funny Papers (1995)
- Days of Love and Murder (1999)
- Champeen (1999)
- Crusoe's Island: A Story of a Writer and a Place (2000)
- Miss Jessie Dukes and Kid Heavy (2003)
- Freaks in Love (2004)
- Gypsy with Baby (2005)
- The Creative Writing Murders (2007)