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

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