Trisha O'Keefe

Trisha O’Keefe calls herself a gypsy scholar, having lived and traveled at home and abroad for most of her life. “Until my mother asked me how I was actually going to make a living. Leave it to mothers to do reality checks.” Since coming back to the States, she has authored six books. The first, The Bard Rocks, was for young adults. The second, Hanahatchee, was nominated for Georgia’s Author of the Year Award. Poseidon’s Eye and Lovesong of the Chinaberry Man are due out in 2015. The Magi’s Well is slated for 2016 as is The People of the Mama Tree. A seventh novel is in the pipeline, she says.
Meanwhile, Ms. O’Keefe keeps her day job teaching high school, and fulfilling speaking engagements. “I miss traveling around the world, but it’s less of a hassle to let my characters do it. And cheaper!”