Her fiction work has been recognized by The New York Times Notable Books of the Year list and her short fiction has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Cosmopolitan, The Southern Review and Gettysburg Review. Born and raised in Lumberton, NC, McCorkle graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Hollins College Master's Program in Writing. She resides near Boston, MA and teaches writing at Bennington College and Harvard University. Jill McCorkle will read from her works at Canisius and later accept questions from the audience. A reception and book signing will conclude the evening's activities.
All events are free and open to the public.
Canisius College is one of 28 Jesuit colleges in the nation and the premier private college in Western New York.