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 Summer 2026, I will teach the following class:
Fiction Writing (asynchronous online) Starts June 1
The texts are:
Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway (10th edition only)
Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern (any edition)
In Spring 2026 I will teach the following classes:
Honors American Literature 2: Literature of War 16-week (asynchronous). Starts Jan. 20
The texts are:
Neverhome by Laird Hunt (Civil War)
Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (WWII)
The Bridges of Toko-Ri by James Michener (Korea)
If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O'Brien (Vietnam)
Spoils by Brian Van Reet (Iraq)
Fiction Writing (synchronous online via Zoom) Starts Feb. 16
The texts are:
Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway (10th edition only)
Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern (any edition)
Forms of Literature (asynchronous online). Starts Feb. 16
The texts are:
Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway (10th edition only)
Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern (any edition)
All class syllabi will be on Blackboard at https://acconline.austincc.edu/
If you have questions, contact me at joconne at austincc.edu