Background
Jenks, Tom was born on August 23, 1950 in Temple, Texas, United States. Son of Edwin Riley and Ouida (Baxter) Jenks.
Jenks, Tom was born on August 23, 1950 in Temple, Texas, United States. Son of Edwin Riley and Ouida (Baxter) Jenks.
Bachelor magna cum laude, University of Virginia, 1980; Master of Fine Arts, Columbia University, 1983.
Contributing editor, The Paris Review, New York City, since 1980; associate fiction editor, Esquire magazine, New York City, 1983-1985; senior editor, Scribners, New York City, 1985-1987; literature editor, Gentlemen’s Quarterly magazine, New York City, 1987-1991; visiting lecturer, Iowa Writer's Workshop, Iowa City, 1989; Hurst professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1990; visiting professor, University of California, Davis, 1990-1993. Editor Writer Nights Lincoln Center, New York City, 1986-1988.
(An accidental killing and a crumbling marriage animate th...)
Member Poets Editors Novelists American M C.
Married Carol Louise Edgarian, August 21, 1993. Children: Richard, Anne Riley, Lucy Honor, Olivia Far.
