Background
Skeeter, Sharyn Jeanne was born on July 12, 1945 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Daughter of Clarence Doyle and Jeanne Althea (Ryerson) Skeeter.
writer writing and literature educator
Skeeter, Sharyn Jeanne was born on July 12, 1945 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Daughter of Clarence Doyle and Jeanne Althea (Ryerson) Skeeter.
Bachelor, City College of New York, 1966. Postgraduate, School Education, 1966—1968. Postgraduate, School Liberal Arts, 1973—1975.
Master of Business Administration, Anna Maria College, Paxton, Massachusetts, 1981.
Teacher, New York City Board Education, 1966-1968. Editorial assistant Mademoiselle magazine, New York City, 1969-1970. Fiction, poetry and books editor Essence magazine, New York City, 1970-1976.
Assistant professor writing, literature public Emerson College, Boston, since 1980.
Poetry/fiction reader, lecturer at various universities, colleges, libraries. Company-editor arts journal Departures, 1979.
Contributor poetry, articles, book reviews, fiction to various literature journals. Judge poetry competition United Negro College Fund, New York City, 1972.
Press representative Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival, Jackson, Mississippi, 1972.
Judge poetry competition United Negro College Fund, New York City, 1972. Press representative Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival, Jackson, Mississippi, 1972. Member of Women in Communications, National Council Teachers English.
Married Clarence Major, July 11, 1975 (divorced 1978). Married second, Michael Thomas Tucker, October 16, 1982.