Joe O'Connell

English/Creative writing

Welcome! 

I teach English and creative writing at Austin Community College. I'm also a fiction writer, journalist, photographer and documentary filmmaker. See more at joeoconnell.com.


In Spring 2024 I will teach the following classes:

Honors Lit of War 16-week (online)

The texts are:

Neverhome by Laird Hunt

Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter

The Bridges at Toko-Ri by James Michener

If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O'Brien

Spoils by Brian Van Reet



Forms of Literature 16-week (online).

The focus is on short fiction. Most readings will be links on the web.


You will need this text (which should be easy to find inexpensively):

Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern (any edition)



Memoir writing 16-week (online)

The text is Fearless Confessions by Sue William Silverman. Other readings will be links on the web.



All class syllabi will be on Blackboard at https://acconline.austincc.edu/


If you have questions, contact me at joconne at austincc.edu