Annie Dillard not only received bachelor's and master's degrees at Hollin's College but also met her husband, creative writing professor Richard Henry Wilde Dillard, who she claimed taught her everything she knew about writing.
Dillard attended Hollins College (now Hollins University), in Roanoke, Virginia, where she studied literature and creative writing. In 1968 she earned an MA in English. In 1965, Annie (who was then Annie Doak) married her creative writing professor, Richard Dillard. 
