Patrick O'Keeffe (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
- 2006 Whiting Award
- 2005 Story Prize [5]
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
- Bloomsbury.com. "Bloomsbury - Authors".
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-12-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "University of Michigan News Service". www.umich.edu.
- "404 - File or directory not found". colgate.edu.
- "Patrick O'Keeffe wins $20,000 Story Prize". CBC News. January 26, 2006.
External links
- Patrick O'keeffe, personal web site
- Profile at The Whiting Foundation
- ""The Hill Road", Mostly Fiction Mary Whipple FEB 19, 2007
- "Patrick O'Keeffe", Arts at Michigan, Zoe Rudisill, Winter 2006
- "Story Prize winner Patrick O'Keeffe", Vanderbilt University, December 9, 2009
- "Colgate's Living Writers: Patrick O'Keeffe 11/12/09" YouTube
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