Beattie was born on September 8, 1947, in Washington D.C., graduated from American University in 1969, and got a master of arts degree from the University of Connecticut in 1970.<ref name="brit">"Beattie, Ann." ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref> She began to print her short stories in ''The New Yorker'' in the early 1970s. | Beattie was born on September 8, 1947, in Washington D.C., graduated from American University in 1969, and got a master of arts degree from the University of Connecticut in 1970.<ref name="brit">"Beattie, Ann." ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref> She began to print her short stories in ''The New Yorker'' in the early 1970s. |