She went on to become a Contributing Editor at Guideposts. She got her start in writing when a personal essay she wrote for a writing class was published in Guideposts and reprinted in Reader's Digest. She took creative writing courses at Emory University, Anderson University, and studied at Sewanee and the Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Kidd was influenced by the writings of Thomas Merton. She worked as a nursing instructor at the Medical College of Georgia. In 1970, she graduated from Texas Christian University with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. Kidd was born and raised in Sylvester, Georgia. Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12, 1948) is an American writer from Sylvester, Georgia best known for her novels The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings. The Invention of Wings, The Secret Life of Bees, The Mermaid Chair, The Dance of the Dissident Daughter, Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story
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