Background
Coffey, Marilyn June was born on July 22, 1937 in Alma, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of June Thomas and Zelma Theola Coffey.
Coffey, Marilyn June was born on July 22, 1937 in Alma, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of June Thomas and Zelma Theola Coffey.
Bachelor in Journalism, University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1959. Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Brooklyn College, New York City, 1981.
Journalist Lincoln Evening Journal, Nebraska, 1959—1960, Good Housekeeping, New York City, 1960—1961, Home Furnishings Daily, New York City, 1964—1966. Assistant professor Boston University, 1969—1971. Tenured professor Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1966—1969, 1973—1990.
Co-founder Woman's Salon, New York, Paris, 1975—1985. Communications instructor St. Mary's College, Lincoln, 1990—1992. Tenured professor creative writing Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, 1992—2000.
Retired, 2000
Literature artist Kansas Arts Commission, Topeka, 1990—1991, Nebraska Arts Council, Lincoln, 1990—1992. Creative writer-in-residence Lawrence Arts Center, Kansas, 1991.
Married John Raymond Powell, III (divorced). Married Tom Henshaw (divorced). 1 child Ian Michael Henshaw.