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Diane McKinney-Whetstone | |
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Born | August 14, 1953 |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) |
Spouse | Greg Whetstone |
Children | 2 |
Parents | Paul McKinney Bessie Grayson |
Diane McKinney-Whetstone (born August 14, 1953) is an American author and is a member of the University of Pennsylvania Creative Writing program faculty.[1] Her works of fiction have won numerous awards, including the BCALA Literary Award for Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. in 2005[2] and 2009.[3]