Kristin Bair O'Keeffe (born 1966) is an American novelist, essayist and educator.[1][2][3] She is the author of Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything, The Art of Floating,[4] and Thirsty, which focused on issues related to domestic violence.[5]
Kristin Bair O'Keeffe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, essayist and educator |
| Education | Bethel Park High School Indiana University (BA) Columbia College Chicago (MFA) |
Formative years and family
editBorn in 1966 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, O'Keeffe graduated from Bethel Park High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Indiana University and a Master of Fine Arts from the Columbia College Chicago.
In 2009, she resided in Shanghai, China with her husband and daughter. She currently lives with her husband and children in Boston, Massachusetts.[6]
Career
editO'Keeffe is the author of three novels: Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything, The Art of Floating,[7] and Thirsty, which focused on issues related to domestic violence.[8] She has also written essays and other content for Flying: Journal of Writing and Environment, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Poets & Writers magazine, The Baltimore Review, The Christian Science Monitor, The Gettysburg Review, The Manifest-Station, and Writer’s Digest.[9]
In addition, she has been a writing instructor, and has presented educational programs in Boston, Chicago and China.
References
edit- ^ Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2009.
- ^ O'Keeffe, Kristin Bair. "Communicating can be ticklish at Chinese nail salon." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 6, 2008, p. E5 (subscription required).
- ^ O'Keeffe, Kristin Bair (2009). Thirsty. Athens, OH: Swallow Press. ISBN 9780804011235.
- ^ Killeen, Wendy. "Arts." Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe, March 23, 2014, "People & Places" section, p. 5 (subscription required).
- ^ Oresick, Peter. "Fiction on the Map." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 3, 2010, p. B5 (subscription required).
- ^ "Get 'Thirsty' on PG website." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 31, 2009, p. C1 (subscription required).
- ^ Killeen, "Arts," The Boston Globe, March 23, 2014.
- ^ "Special Events," in "What's Up." Biddeford, Maine: Journal Tribune, October 22, 2009, p. A8 (subscription required).
- ^ O'Keeffe, "Communicating can be ticklish at Chinese nail salon," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 6, 2008.