Bridget O'Connor

Emerging from a London suburb where Irish music and dance colored her childhood, she pursued English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University, graduating in 1982 before taking jobs in a canteen and a bookshop. A breakthrough arrived in 1991 when her short story “Harp” captured the Time Out Short Story Prize, leading to two story collections with Cape and several pieces featured in contemporary… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources