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Linda O'Connell [1]

Listed as: 
Creative Nonfiction Writer
Public address: 
St. Louis, MO
Missouri US
Email: 
billin7@yahoo.com
Bio: 

Linda O’Connell is an accomplished writer and seasoned teacher. A positive thinker, she writes from the heart, bares her soul and finds humor in everyday situations. Although she has won awards for poetry, prose and fiction, she considers herself an essayist. Her work appears in sixteen Chicken Soup for the Soul books, Voices of Autism and Voices of Breast Cancer, several Adam's Media antholgies, HCI Ultimate series books, and numerous Silver Boomer anthologies. Her work can be found in regional and national publications: The Writer's Journal, Reminisce Magazine, Sasee Magazine, True Love, Joyful Woman, Thriving Family, and also in numerous literary journals.

Linda has been interviewed on television, radio and on line. She teaches memoir writing and presents at writing workshops.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Chicago
Raised in: 
St. Louis, MO
Missouri
Website: 
https://lindaoconnell.blogspot.com [2]
Prizes won: 

St. Louis Writer's Guild, (2008) Third Place, "Joy Ride of My Life"; St. Louis Writer's Guild, (2009), First Place "Click"; St. Louis Writer's Guild, (2011) Second Honorable Mention, Happiness Is All In My Mouth; Missouri Writer's Guild Humor Contest, (2012) Third Place, Shower Power; Saturday Writers, (2012) First Honorable Mention, Last Dance

Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults

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