Background
Tilly, Nancy McFadden was born on June 8, 1935 in Atlanta. Daughter of Bradford McFadden and Sarah Fischer Davis.
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Nancy McFadden Tilly
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Bachelor in Creative Writing with honors, University North Carolina, 1957. Master of Arts in English Literature, University North Carolina, 1959. Master of Arts in Divinity, University Chicago, 1961.
Career
Instructor, associate professor humanities City Colleges, Chicago, 1961-1971. Writer, 1971-1989; associate editor North Carolina Homes and Gardens magazine, 1990-1991, contributing editor, 1991-1992. Visiting lecturer in English North Carolina State University, 1990—1999.
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Membership
Board trustees North Carolina Writers Network, Chapel Hill, 1985-1989. Literature consultant Department of Social Services, Chapel Hill, since 2000. Volunteer Estes Hills Elementary School, Chapel Hill, 1976-1982.
Member Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta.
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Married Eben Fletcher Tilly Junior, July 27, 1963. 1 child, John Eben Bradford.
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Episcopalian
Education
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1957
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1959
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1961
Career
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1961 - 1971
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1961 - 1971
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1971 - 1989
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1990 - 1991
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1990 - 1999
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1991 - 1992