Resume

• 2014

  Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

  Creative Writing

  Spalding University

• 1992

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Communication and Media Studies / Theatre

  State University of New York College at Brockport

• Author of 'A Perfect Universe: Ten Stories' and the novels 'Untouchable' and 'Half World' (all published by Scout Press/Simon & Schuster).\n\nI have been awarded the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award

  and my stories have been shortlisted for the Sunday Times/EFG Story Prize and cited as Distinguished in 'Best American Short Stories.' Additional work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine

  Zyzzyva

  The Rattling Wall

  VLAK

  and The Los Angeles Review of Books. \n\nIn 2015-2016

  my original dramatic pilot script 'The Work' was developed with Parkes + MacDonald Productions

  Universal Television

  and 20th Century Fox TV

  and purchased by FOX network.

  Scott

  O'Connor

  Self-Employed

  California State University-Channel Islands

  Catapult / LitReactor

  Writing Workshops Los Angeles

  Books: \n\n- 'A Perfect Universe' (story collection); Scout Press/Simon & Schuster\n- 'Half World' (novel); Simon & Schuster\n- 'Untouchable' (novel); Simon & Schuster\n- 'Among Wolves' (novella); Swannigan & Wright\n\nRecent Teleplay:\n\n- 'The Work' (one hour drama); Parkes+MacDonald/Universal/FOX\n\nRecent Nonfiction: \n\n\"Letter of Recommendation: Brock Lesnar\" - published in The New York Times Magazine

  Self-Employed

  Lecturer

  California State University-Channel Islands

  Writing Workshops Los Angeles

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Instructor

  Taught two creative writing workshops

  beginning in January 2017:\n\n- \"How To Create a TV Series Treatment\": Leading students through the process of writing

  workshopping

  and revising a 10-15 page treatment for their original 60 minute dramatic series. Exploring the intricacies of treatment structure

  and learn how best to define your characters

  lay out the pilot and first season

  and articulate the show’s tone and themes. (Catapult.co)\n\n- \"Working Every Angle: Unlocking Difficult Characters Through Point of View\": Through in-depth lectures and readings

  targeted exercises

  and constructive feedback

  students learn effective ways to utilize POV to unlock difficult characters.

  Catapult / LitReactor