David O'Connor

David O'Connor

MFA Student
Fiction

Contact Information

Email: dmoconnor@unm.edu
Office Location: Humanities 246

Biography

David Morgan O'Connor has a BA in Philosophy from King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia and an MA from King's College, London. He has been teaching ESL/TEFL since 2001 and has worked in Spain, Italy, Qatar, Brazil, the UK and the USA. He has taught at The University of Miami, Miami Dade-College, Universidad Autonoma and Pampeu-Fabra in Barcelona.

For many years, he pursued a career in Theatre and Film and has worked on both sides to the camera and stage. Currently he blogs at The MFA Years and reviews literary magazines for The Review Review. He is delighted to be pursing an MFA in Fiction and teaching at UNM.

Running the only Irish Pub in Rio de Janeiro leading up to the World Cup was the highlight for 2014.

His work has appeared in various publications including: Collective Exiles, Bohemia Journal, BlueStem, The Literary Yard, Fiction Magazine, Electric Windmill Press, The Kite Mag, Barcelona Metropolitan, The New Quarterly and The Guardian.

Department of English Language and Literature
Humanities Building, Second Floor
MSC03 2170
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Phone: (505) 277-6347
Fax: (505) 277-0021

english@unm.edu