Stephen O'Connor

Stephen O'Connor is the author of six books: Quasimode, a poetry collection; Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings, a novel; two short story collections: Here Comes Another Lesson and Rescue; two works of nonfiction: Will My Name Be Shouted Out?, a memoir about his creative writing students at a New York City public school, and Orphan Trains, a history of a controversial 19th century child welfare effort. He has published more than fifty short stories in such places as The New Yorker, Harper's, Best American Short Stories, Conjunctions, The New England Review and The Quarterly. His story, "Ziggurat," was read by Tim Curry on Selected Shorts. His poems have appeared in Poetry, Agni, The Beloit Poetry Journal, Conjunctions and elsewhere, and his nonfiction has been published in The New York Times, The Nation, Agni, The Boston Globe, among other places. He teaches in the Sarah Lawrence writing program.