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Kellie Wells (writer)

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Kellie Wells
Born1962 (age 61–62)
OccupationShort story writer
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Kansas
University of Montana
Western Michigan University
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish
InstitutionsWashington University in St. Louis

Kellie Wells (born 1962) is an American professor of English, novelist, and short story writer.

Life

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Kellie Wells graduated from the University of Kansas with a BS in journalism and a BA in English. She received MFAs from the University of Montana and the University of Pittsburgh, and a PhD from Western Michigan University. Previously the director of the graduate writing program at Washington University in St. Louis,[1] Wells now teaches at the University of Alabama,[2] where she is also a member of the advisory board for The Tusculum Review.[3] She also teaches in the low-residency MFA program at Pacific University.[4] She is currently teaching and directing at the MFA program at The University of Alabama.[5]

Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, The Gettysburg Review, Prairie Schooner, Ninth Letter, and Fairy Tale Review among others.[6]

Awards

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Works

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  • God, the Moon, and Other Megafauna. Notre Dame University Press. 2017.
  • Fat Girl, Terrestrial. FC2. October 2012. ISBN 978-1573661706.
  • Skin. University of Nebraska Press. March 2006. ISBN 978-0-8032-4824-3.
  • Compression Scars. University of Georgia Press. September 2002. ISBN 978-0-8203-2431-9.

Anthologies

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References

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