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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/46467
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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/46467
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

I don't think there are standards. I would NOT include any personal information that doesn't add to your credibility in the main topics you write about.

In the modern world, I would not even include the town I live in; perhaps the State or region.

But if someone writes about homosexuals and is one, it lends credibility; if someone writes sci-fi and is an actual scientist of some sort, that adds credibility; if someone is a lawyer that writes law-based fiction, that adds credibility; and so on.

In general, look at your bio as a **_sales pitch_** to convince readers you can write whatever they are looking to buy. It's a job interview! If it is literary work and you have degrees in English or Literature, let fly. But if you have degrees (like me) in Mathematics, that is not a clincher for writing literary works, for readers it is likely a counter-indication of quality, so leave it out. If you graduated from XYZ university, say that and leave it at that, _degrees_ are usually taken as an indicator of quality and clear thinking, so they are good for a sales pitch.

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