Green, Connie Jordan

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GREEN, Connie Jordan

GREEN, Connie Jordan. American, b. 1938. Genres: Young adult fiction. Career: Woodland Elementary, Oak Ridge, TN, teacher, 1960-61; Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, TN, teacher, 1961; Robertson Junior High, Oak Ridge, TN, teacher, 1961-62; nursery school teacher, 1970-77; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, part-time instructor of composition and literature, 1986-. Conducts writing workshops. Publications: YOUNG ADULT NOVELS: The War at Home, 1989; Emmy, 1992. CONTRIBUTOR: An Encyclopedia of East Tennessee, ed by J. Stokely and J. Johnson, 1981; These Are Our Voices: The Story of Oak Ridge, ed by J. Overholt, 1987; several lessons in An Appalachian Studies Teacher's Manual, 1981. Contributor of articles and short fiction to periodicals. Contributor of poetry to journals and reviews. Address: Department of English, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, U.S.A.