Life and Education
Antonya Nelson was born January 6, 1961 in Wichita, Kansas. She received a BA degree from the University of Kansas in 1983 and an MFA degree from the University of Arizona in 1986. She is married to writer Robert Boswell. She lives in Telluride, Colorado; Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Houston, Texas.
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