Patrick O'Keeffe (writer)
Patrick O’Keeffe (born 1963 Limerick) is an Irish American novelist and short story writer.
Life
He grew up in County Limerick, but moved to the United States in his 20s.[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
- ↑ http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=1751
- ↑ http://www.authortrek.com/patrick_o-keeffe_page.html
- ↑ http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?Releases/2006/Feb06/r021706
- ↑ http://colgate.edu/DesktopDefault1.aspx?tabid=684&pgID=3400&vID=3&dID=0&fID=139703
- ↑ "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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