Patrick_O'Keeffe_(writer)

Patrick O'Keeffe (writer)

Patrick O'Keeffe (writer)

Irish American novelist and short story writer

Patrick O’Keeffe (born 1963 in Limerick) is an Irish American novelist and short story writer.

Life

He grew up in County Limerick, on a farm with his 9 brothers and sisters, but moved to the United States in his 20s to pursue writing.[1] He graduated from the University of Kentucky, and from the University of Michigan with an MFA.[2] He taught at the University of Michigan, University of Cincinnati,[3] and Colgate University.[4] He currently teaches in the graduate creative writing program at Ohio University.

Awards

Works

  • The Hill Road. Penguin. October 31, 2005. ISBN 978-0-14-303793-4.
  • The Visitors. Viking. March 13, 2014. ISBN 978-0-67-002463-6.

References

  1. [1]
    Bloomsbury.com. "Bloomsbury - Authors".
  2. [2]
    "Patrick O'Keeffe page - biography bibliography interview article". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  3. [3]
    "University of Michigan News Service". www.umich.edu.
  4. [4]
    "404 - File or directory not found". colgate.edu. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  5. [5]
    "Patrick O'Keeffe wins $20,000 Story Prize". CBC News. January 26, 2006.
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