bᵻɡˈɛlɪn, ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv ʌv sɛntɹˈeɪliə, ˌɪlənˈɔɪ, ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐn ˌɛmˌɛfˈeɪ fɹʌmðə ɡɹˈædʒuːət ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm æt nˈuː jˈɔːɹk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz tˈɪʃ skˈuːl ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹts.
Beguelin, a native of Centralia, Illinois, received an MFA from the graduate writing program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.