Jill McCorkle
Encyclopedia
Jill Collins McCorkle is an American short story writer, and novelist.
She graduated from University of North Carolina
, in 1980, where she studied with Max Steele, Lee Smith, and Louis D. Rubin, and from Hollins College with an MA.
She taught at Tufts University
, University of North Carolina
, Duke University
, Harvard University
and Bennington College
.
She teaches at North Carolina State University
.
She graduated from University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
, in 1980, where she studied with Max Steele, Lee Smith, and Louis D. Rubin, and from Hollins College with an MA.
She taught at Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
, University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
, Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and Bennington College
Bennington College
Bennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont, USA. The college was founded in 1932 as a women's college and became co-educational in 1969.-History:-Early years:...
.
She teaches at North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
.
Works
- "Going Away Stories", Blackbird
- "Magic Words", Narrative, Fall 2008
- The cheer leader: a novel, Algonquin Books, 1984, ISBN 9780912697116; Algonquin Books, 1992, ISBN 9781565120013
- July 7th, Algonquin Books, 1992, ISBN 9781565120020
- Crash diet: stories, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1992, ISBN 9780945575757
- Ferris Beach: a novel, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1990
- Carolina moon: a novel, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1996, ISBN 9781565121362
- Tending to Virginia: a novel, Fawcett Columbine, 1997, ISBN 9780449912539
- Final vinyl days and other stories, Algonquin Books, 1998, ISBN 9781565122048
- Creatures of habit: stories, Algonquin Books, 2001, ISBN 9781565123977
- Going away shoes: stories, Algonquin Books, 2009, ISBN 9781565126329
Sources
- Understanding Jill McCorkle, Barbara Bennett, University of South Carolina Press, 2000, ISBN 9781570033506
External links
- Author's website
- "Creature of Habit: An Interview with Jill McCorkle", AGNI online, Sherry Ellis