Aside from fiction writing, Keli O’Connor is a dog mom, has a collection of scrapes and bruises that she has no idea where they came from, and loves to eat—just as long as it’s vegan, tree nut-free, and doesn’t contain berries. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at Drexel University, and fumbled her way into winning spots to the Come Write By Me and Come To Your Senses residencies. Even though she basically lives in Philadelphia for work, school, and donuts, she actually resides in Wilmington, Delaware (where the houses and taxes are cheaper) with her assorted rescues.
Keli is the Editor-in-Chief of the Canid Literary & Arts magazine and the author of the award-winning novel Rehoming Breanna Huxley (Green Crow Publishing, 2025). Her essays, short stories, and art have been published in The 33rd: An Anthology, Neuro Logical Literary, and Spellbinder Magazine.
Tofu is a writing assistant and rescue pibble-mix who just so happens to be Keli’s dog. She has been assisting since 2021 and helps around the office primarily by begging for pets. When she is not working, she enjoys going for car rides, eating scraps of paper, and licking gobs of peanut butter off spoons.
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