Wendy Coakley-Thompson

Wendy Coakley-Thompson
Born
Wendy Cecille Thompson

(1966-12-27) December 27, 1966 (age 57)
NationalityAmerican, Bahamian
EducationMontclair State University (BA)
William Paterson College (MA)
Syracuse University (PhD)
OccupationAuthor
WebsiteOfficial Site

Wendy Coakley-Thompson (nee, Wendy Cecille Thompson; born December 27, 1966), is a mainstream fiction author. Coakley-Thompson's work is part of emerging millennial contemporary African-American literature. Coakley-Thompson's fiction addresses themes and issues concerning interracial relationships, race, racial identity, and people of mixed race.

Early life and education

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Wendy Cecille Thompson was born on December 27, 1966, in Brooklyn. Her Bahamian parents were Frederick Oliver Wendell Thompson (1929–1982) and Marina Thompson (née Coakley). Coakley-Thompson was raised in Nassau, Bahamas. She lived in Montclair, New Jersey, for over a decade.

Coakley-Thompson has a BA in Speech and Theater (Broadcasting) from Montclair State College in Upper Montclair, New Jersey; an MA in Communication Arts from William Paterson College in Wayne, New Jersey; and a PhD in Education (Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation) from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.[1] Coakley-Thompson's dissertation, written in 1999 in partial fulfilment of the PhD degree is entitled: The Use of Popular Media in Multicultural Education: Stressing Implications for the Black/Non-Black biracial student.[2]

Career

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In December 2006, Rainy Friday Films, a Chicago-based independent production company, optioned the film rights to What You Won't Do for Love, Coakley-Thompson's second novel. From February 2007 until October 2007, Coakley-Thompson co-hosted The Book Squad on WMET1160 with author Karyn Langhorne.[3]

Publications

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wendy Coakley-Thompson, Ph.D". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Wendy Coakley-Thompson". Kensington Books. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007.
  3. ^ "What's Next on The Book Squad: Bye...For Now", The Book Squad.
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