Swansea, Charleen.

Charleen Whisnant Swansea (b. 1933) graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1956 with an M.A. in Modern Poetry. In summer 1956, she married the architect Murray Whisnant. She taught English at UNC for one year before moving back to Charlotte, where she taught at Queens College until 1964. In 1964, Swansea founded "Red Clay Reader," an annual magazine that published the work of southern authors and artists. She edited the magazine until 1970. She then founded Red Clay Publishers to publish books by women writers.

From the description of Charleen Swansea papers, 1928-2004. WorldCat record id: 35268168