Background
Riddle, Rita Sizemore was born on September 26, 1941 in Fleming, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Add and Jailey Lou Emma (Stallard) S.
Riddle, Rita Sizemore was born on September 26, 1941 in Fleming, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Add and Jailey Lou Emma (Stallard) S.
Bachelor of Science in English, E. Tennessee State University, 1963; Master of Arts in English, E. Tennessee State University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in English, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1971.
English teacher, Ervinton H.S., Nora, Virginia, 1963-1965; English teacher, Coeburn (Virginia) H.S., 1965-1966; English teacher, John I. Burton H.S., Radford, Virginia, 1966-1968; Professor of English, Radford (Virginia) U., since 1971.
Member Appalachin Writers Association (James Still award for poetry, 1995, essay award 1997), Southern Appalachin Writers Conference, National Association Teachers of English, Virginia Association Teachers of English.
Married Charlie White, July 11, 1959 (divorced July, 1985). Children: Henry David, Andrew Edward. Married David Coleman Riddle III, February 12, 1987.
1 stepson, Remington Coleman Riddle.