Wendy Coakley-Thompson
Wendy Coakley-Thompson | |
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| Born | Wendy Cecille Thompson December 27, 1966 New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American, Bahamian |
| Education | Montclair State University (BA) William Paterson College (MA) Syracuse University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Website | Official Site |
Wendy Coakley-Thompson (nee, Wendy Cecille Thompson; born December 27, 1966), is a mainstream fiction author. Coakley-Thompson's work is part of emerging millennial contemporary African-American literature. Coakley-Thompson's fiction addresses themes and issues concerning interracial relationships, race, racial identity, and people of mixed race.
Early life and education[edit]
Wendy Cecille Thompson was born on December 27, 1966, in Brooklyn. Her Bahamian parents were Frederick Oliver Wendell Thompson (1929–1982) and Marina Thompson (née Coakley). Coakley-Thompson was raised in Nassau, Bahamas. She lived in Montclair, New Jersey, for over a decade.
Coakley-Thompson has a BA in Speech and Theater (Broadcasting) from Montclair State College in Upper Montclair, New Jersey; an MA in Communication Arts from William Paterson College in Wayne, New Jersey; and a PhD in Education (Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation) from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.[1] Coakley-Thompson's dissertation, written in 1999 in partial fulfilment of the PhD degree is entitled: The Use of Popular Media in Multicultural Education: Stressing Implications for the Black/Non-Black biracial student.[2]
Career[edit]
In December 2006, Rainy Friday Films, a Chicago-based independent production company, optioned the film rights to What You Won't Do for Love, Coakley-Thompson's second novel. From February 2007 until October 2007, Coakley-Thompson co-hosted The Book Squad on WMET1160 with author Karyn Langhorne.[3]
Publications[edit]
- Back to Life (2004)
- What You Won't Do for Love (2005)
- Triptych (2008)
- Writing While Black (2012)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wendy Coakley-Thompson, Ph.D". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "Wendy Coakley-Thompson". Kensington Books. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007.
- ^ "What's Next on The Book Squad: Bye...For Now", The Book Squad.
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- American women bloggers
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- 21st-century American novelists
- American romantic fiction writers
- American people of Bahamian descent
- Bahamian novelists
- Bahamian women writers
- Montclair State University alumni
- Writers from Brooklyn
- Novelists from New York City
- Writers from Montclair, New Jersey
- Syracuse University alumni
- William Paterson University alumni
- African-American novelists
- American women romantic fiction writers
- American women novelists
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century African-American women writers
- 21st-century African-American writers
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women