In this task, you are given a context paragraph, a question based on that and corresponding answer of a question. Your task is to generate supporting fact/knowledge from context paragraph which helps in answering a given question.
Q: Melissa Bank (born in 1961 in Philadelphia) is an American author. She has published two books, "The Wonder Spot" a volume of short stories, and "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing," a novel, which have been translated into over 30 languages. Bank was the winner of the 1993 Nelson Algren Award for short fiction. She currently teaches in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton. Question: What was the profession of Both Melissa Bank and Peter Benchley? Answer: author
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Melissa Bank born in 1961 in Philadelphia is an American author.