Jill McCorkle

Jill Collins McCorkle (born July 7, 1958) is an American short story writer and novelist.

McCorkle was born in Lumberton, North Carolina. She graduated from University of North Carolina, in 1980, where she studied with Max Steele, Lee Smith, and Louis D. Rubin. She also attended Hollins College now Hollins University with Lee Smith where she received her MA. She taught at Tufts University, University of North Carolina, Duke University, Harvard University and Bennington College. She teaches at North Carolina State University.

Awards

 * 1993 New England Booksellers Award
 * 2000 Dos Passos Prize
 * 2016 Thomas Wolfe Award
 * 2018 Featured speaker at the Monroe Scholars Book and Authors luncheon.

Stories available online

 * "Going Away Shoes", Blackbird, Fall, 2007
 * "Magic Words", Narrative, Fall 2008