Wp kinsella biography sample

Personal

Born William Patrick Kinsella, May 25, 1935, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; son of John Matthew (a contractor) and Olive (a printer; maiden name, Elliott) Kinsella; married Myrna Salls, 1957 (divorced, 1963); married Mickey Herring, September 10, 1965 (divorced, 1978); married Ann Knight (a writer), December 30, 1978 (divorced); married Barb Turner (an artist); children: (first marriage) Shannon Leah, Erin Irene; (second marriage) Lyndsey Denise (stepdaughter). Education: University of Victoria, B.A., 1974; University of Iowa, M.F.A., 1978. Politics: "Rhinoceros Party." Religion: Atheist.

Addresses

Home—9442 Nowell, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada V2P 4X7.

Career

Government of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, clerk, 1954-56; Retail Credit Co., Edmonton, manager, 1956-61; City of Edmonton, account executive, 1961-67; Caesar's Italian Village (restaurant), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, owner, 1967-72; student and taxicab driver in Victoria, 1974-76; University of Iowa, Iowa City, instructor, 1976-78; University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, assistant professor of English and creative writing, 1978-83; writer, 1983—. Founder of the Calgary Creative Reading Series.

Member

American Amateur Press Association, Society

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