Background
David Payne was born on April 13, 1955 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. He grew up in Henderson, North Carolina, United States.
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David Payne was born on April 13, 1955 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. He grew up in Henderson, North Carolina, United States.
Payne attended the Phillips Exeter Academy and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated from with highest honors in creative writing.
After college, Payne worked as a cabinet maker and commercial fisherman while completing his first novel in 1984. Payne has written for The New York Times, Libération, The Washington Post, The Oxford American and other publications and has taught at Bennington, Duke and Hollins.
Payne is a founding faculty member in the MFA Creative Writing Program at Queens University of Charlotte.
Quotes from others about the person
The Dallas Morning News: "I begin with what may seem a bold observation: David Payne is the most gifted American novelist of his generation".
David is married and lives in Hillsborough with his family.
