Jayne Anne Phillips (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Jayne Anne Phillips is recognized as one of the most gifted writers of her generation. She was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia, on July 19, 1952, the daughter of Russell R. Phillips, a contractor, and Martha Jane Thornhill, a teacher. She received a B.A. degree from West Virginia University in 1974, graduating magna cum laude. She then entered the famed writing program at the University of Iowa and by 1978 had earned an M.F.A. degree. Her first two books were chapbooks rather than full-length books and were issued by small presses: Sweethearts by Truck Press and Counting...
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