Jonis Agee

Jonis Agee
Born (1943-05-31)31 May 1943
Omaha, Nebraska
Occupation Novelist, Short Story Writer, Screenwriter, Essayist, Teacher
Spouse Brent Spencer
Children Brenda and Nora

Jonis Agee (born May 31, 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a writer of short stories, novels, essays, and screenplays. She is the author of thirteen books, including five novels and five collections of short fiction. Three of her books have been New York Times Notable Books.

Biography

Agee was born in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] and grew up in Nebraska and Missouri. She earned her BA from The University of Iowa, and her MA and PHD from Binghamton University.

Career

Agee taught at The College of St. Catherine and the University of Michigan. She is the Adele Hall Professor of English at The University of Nebraska — Lincoln, where she teaches creative writing and twentieth-century fiction.[2]

Jonis Agee has written thirteen books. Her most recent book, The River Wife (Random House, 2007), is about five generations of women during nineteenth-century South. The book was selected by the Book of the Month Club, the Literary Guild, and as a main selection by the Quality Paperback Book Club. In the past, Strange Angel, Bend This Heart, and Sweet Eyes were all named a Notable Book by The New York Times Book Review.[2]

Personal life

Agee lives on an acreage[3] north of Omaha, Nebraska, along the Missouri River, with her husband, writer Brent Spencer. She owns 20 pairs of cowboy boots.[2]

Novels

Short story collections

Poetry

Screenplays

Anthologies

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Contemporary Authors Online, Gale Literary Database, 2008 ""
  2. 1 2 3 "Biography of Jonis Agee". mockingbird.creighton.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  3. ↑ Video profile of Jonis Agee, University of Nebraska ""
  4. ↑ “Congratulations Jonis Agee, winner of the 2010 AWP George Garrett Award!” University of Nebraska Press Blog, April 13, 2010. ""
  5. ↑ “UNL’s Agee, Zeng Win ORCA Award,” April 7, 2010 ""

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