Kellie Wells
Encyclopedia
Kellie Wells is an American novelist, and short story writer.
, University of Montana with an MFA, and Western Michigan University
with a PhD.
Previously the director of the graduate writing program at Washington University in St. Louis
, Wells now teaches at the University of Alabama
, where she is also a member of the advisory board for The Tusculum Review.
Her work appeared in The Kenyon Review, The Gettysburg Review, Prairie Schooner.
Life
She graduated from University of KansasUniversity of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
, University of Montana with an MFA, and Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
with a PhD.
Previously the director of the graduate writing program at Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
, Wells now teaches at the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
, where she is also a member of the advisory board for The Tusculum Review.
Her work appeared in The Kenyon Review, The Gettysburg Review, Prairie Schooner.
Awards
- 2001 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short FictionFlannery O'Connor Award for Short FictionThe Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction is an annual prize awarded by the University of Georgia Press named in honor of the American short story writer and novelist Flannery O'Connor....
- 2002 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' AwardRona Jaffe Foundation Writers' AwardThe Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award is an award given annually to women writers of exceptional talent, with an emphasis on those at early stages of their careers. Established in 1995 by American author Rona Jaffe, the Foundation offers grants to writers of poetry, fiction, and creative...
- 2002 Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writer's Award