Background
Newson, Adele Sheron was born on October 16, 1957 in Inkster, Michigan, United States.
Newson, Adele Sheron was born on October 16, 1957 in Inkster, Michigan, United States.
Bachelor, Spelman College, 1980. Master of Arts, Eastern Michigan University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1986.
Instructor Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1968-1987. Adjunct professor English University Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, 1987-1989. Assistant professor English Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1989-1992.
Associate professor English Florida International University, Miami, since 1992.
Juror Maryland. State Arts Council, Baltimore, 1991. Member Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers of English, Middle-Atlantic Writers Association, Zora Neale Hurston Society (secretary since 1989).
Daughter of Bud and Addie Lee (Gordon) Newson. Divorced; children: Alexander Sean, Anne Simone Gordon-Newson.