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          6. Diane McKinney-Whetstone

          American novelist

          Diane McKinney-Whetstone

          Born () August 14, (age&#;71)
          OccupationAuthor
          NationalityAmerican
          EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
          SpouseGreg Whetstone
          Children2
          ParentsPaul McKinney
          Bessie Grayson

          Diane McKinney-Whetstone (born August 14, ) is an American author and is a member of the University of Pennsylvania Creative Writing program faculty.[1] Her works of fiction have won numerous awards, including the BCALA Literary Award for Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc.

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          Biography

          McKinney-Whetstone is African American. She is the second of five daughters born to Pennsylvania State Senator Paul McKinney and his wife Bessie, with an older sister from her father's previous relationship, and also an older brother and sister from her mother’s first marriage.

          Diane received a BA in English from the University of P