Sarah O'Connor

Writer – Playwright – Cannot Save You From The Robot Apocalypse

PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS

ANTHOLOGIES

“The Dead Canary” in The Hamilton Youth Anthology, Ink Movement, September 2016.

ARTICLES

“Why We Need More Girl-Centered Coming-of-Age Stories and Turning Red” in The Sartorial Geek, March 26 2022.

“A Review of Luca and Friendship” in The Sartorial Geek, August 4 2021.

“Disney Pixar 2021 Resolutions” in The Sartorial Geek, January 16 2021.

“The Best Ghost Stories for Christmas Eve” in The Sartorial Geek, December 24 2020.

“5 Haunted House Books to Read if You Love ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor'” in The Sartorial Geek, October 23 2020.

“Vampire Books to Read That Aren’t Dracula or Twilight in The Sartorial Geek, September 1 2020.

“Books That Need to Be Adapted Into TV Shows” in The Sartorial Geek, July 31 2020.

“It Started With Vampires” in The Sartorial Geek, May 26 2020.

“Book Review: The Grimoire of Kensington Market” by Lauren B. Davis” in the Hamilton Review of Books, December 2018.

“Made For TV,” in The Silhouette, October 19 2014.

“Book Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn” in The Silhouette, September 25 2014.

“Review: Bronzie’s Is Good as Gold” in The Silhouette, August 7 2014.

“Recipe: Summer Cookie S’mores” in The Silhouette, July 3 2014.

“No Make-up Selfies Are Narcissism Dressed Up” in The Silhouette, April 2 2014.

“Failing the G Test is a Bitter Pill to Swallow” in The Silhouette, March 19 2014.

“Five Peculiar Holiday Traditions” in The Silhouette, March 13 2014.

“Book Review: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon” in The Silhouette,

“Recipe: Blissful Tea Biscuits” in The Silhouette, March 6 2014.

“Where Can I Shop Fair Trade?” in The Silhouette, February 27 2014.

“When Writing Turns Sour,” in The Silhouette, January 16 2014.

“Dear Christmas,” in The Silhouette, November 13 2013.

“Mac Student Starts Group Advocating Tax-Free Hygiene Products” in The Silhouette, October 30 2013.

“A Midsummer Dream: Love Takes a New Course” in The Silhouette, October 23 2013.

“Men’s Soccer Loses Heartbreaker to Windsor,” in The Silhouette, October 20 2013.

“Theatre Review: The Mousetrap” in The Silhouette, October 2 2013.

“Seeing Double” in The Silhouette, September 25 2013.

“Misconceptions About Catholicism Need to Change” in The Silhouette, March 21 2013.

“Hierarchal Conventions Are Hurting Students” in The Silhouette, March 6 2013.

“Reading into Movies” in The Silhouette, February 28 2013.

“Written by the Winners” in The Silhouette, February 14 2013.

“Resolutions to Goals” in The Silhouette, January 17 2013.

“The Authors and the Reader” in The Silhouette, November 1 2012.

“The Decline of Literature” in The Silhouette, October 17 2012.

“In Defense of 50 Shades of Grey in The Silhouette, October 11 2012.

“Sarah’s Banned Book Bag” in The Silhouette, October 4 2012.

“A Marauder’s Nest” in The Silhouette, September 20 2012.

“Connected by the Theatre” in The Hamilton Spectator Pulse Page, February 28 2012.

“A Light in Secular Darkness – Faith is Like a Flame” in The Hamilton Spectator, April 23 2011.

ESSAYS AND NON-FICTION

“Kissing Her Coffin” in Incite Magazine, Vol. 17: Issue 5, Theme: Two, February 2015.

POETRY

“Arachne’s Lament” in The Paper Street Journal, Vol 1: Issue 1.2, Summer 2015.

SCRIPTWRITING

“Pussy Killing” She Creates – A Festival Celebrating Women in the Arts – She Speaks, Writer, Staged Reading. March 9-10 2023.

“Dead Serious” First Place, Rad-io Shorts Podcast Writing Contest 2022, Writer, Season 2, Episode 3. Spotify. May 15 2022.

“The End of July” in Emerson Arts Fright Night: A Night of Horrors, Writer, October 22-30 2020.

“Beep” in the Seventh Annual HamilTEN Festival, Writer, April 5-7 2019, Mind Play Theatre Festival, May 31-June 1 2019.

“Twisted City” on Youtube, Episodes 48 and 53. Ink Stain Productions, October 2018 – April 20 2019.

“A Spell for School Girls” in the Sixth Annual HamilTEN Festival, Writer, April 27-29 2018.

“Any Other Rosie” on Youtube, Co-writer, Stuck in a Story Productions, September 2017 – March 2018.

“The Femmes Fatales” on Youtube, Co-writer, Stuck in a Story Productions, September – December 2016.

“Charlotte’s Web Series” on Youtube, Co-writer, Stuck in a Story Productions, September 2015 – April 2016.

SHORT STORIES

Peach Baby” Winner, gritLIT’s 2024 Writing Contest, April 2023. Theme: Milestones.

 “On the Rocks” Prose Winner, Dawson City Authors On Eighth Writing Contest, August 11th 2022. Theme: Overflow.

“Carry On” Submission, Dawson City Authors On Eighth Writing Contest. Published on the Jack London Museum website. 2021.

“A Candle for Lucy” Honourable Mention, GritLit Literary Festival Flash Fiction Contest 2021. April 22 2021. Prompts: a box of matches, a stranger who looks familiar, and a line of dialogue “You (he/she/they) should have seen it coming.”

“What Happened to Natalie?” Honourable Mention, GritLit Literary Festival Short Story Contest 2020. February 3 2020.

“Jesse’s Room” Honourable Mention, Dawson City Authors On Eighth Writing Contest, August 15th 2019. Published in the Klondike Sun November 27th 2019.

“The Time Ghost” in Incite Magazine, Vol. 18: Issue 6, Theme: Zeitgeist, April 2016.

“Playing Make Believe” in Incite Magazine, Vol. 18: Issue 5, Theme: Human, February 2016.

“Running Out Of-“ in Incite Magazine, Vol. 18: Issue 4, Theme: Space. December 2015.

“Potter’s Field” in Incite Magazine, Vol. 18: Issue 3, Theme: Their/There/They’re, November 2015.

“Behind the Wall” in Incite Magazine, Vol. 18 Issue 2, Theme: Left, October 2015.

“Pink Sandals” in Incite Magazine, Vol. 18 Issue 1, Theme: Waves, September 2015.

“How to Disappear” in Incite Magazine, Vol. 17: Issue 6, Theme: Go, April 2015.

“Headed for Somewhere” in Incite Magazine, Vol. 17: Issue 4, Theme: Flight, December 2014.

“The Ways to Kill a Cat” in Incite Magazine, Vol. 17: Issue 3, Theme: Strange, November 2014.

“Marble Island” in Incite Magazine, Vol. 17: Issue 2, Theme: Islands, October 2014.

“Pinky Promise” in Incite Magazine, Vol. 17: Issue 1, Theme: Steps, September 2014.

AWARDS

Peach Baby” Winner, gritLIT’s 2024 Writing Contest, April 2024. Theme: Milestones.

“A Guided Meditation for the End” Shortlist and Longlist, gritLIT’s 2023 Writing Contest, April 2023. Theme: Journeys.

 “On the Rocks” Prose Winner, Dawson City Authors On Eighth Writing Contest, August 11th 2022. Theme: Overflow.

“Dead Serious” First Place, Rad-io Shorts Podcast Writing Contest 2022, Writer, Season 2, Episode 3. Spotify. May 15 2022.

“A Candle for Lucy” Honourable Mention, gritLIT’s Flash Fiction Contest 2021. April 22 2021. Prompts: a box of matches, a stranger who looks familiar, and a line of dialogue “You (he/she/they) should have seen it coming.”

“What Happened to Natalie?” Honourable Mention, gritLIT’s 2020 Writing Contest. February 3 2020.

“Jesse’s Room” Honourable Mention, Dawson City Authors On Eighth Writing Contest, August 15th 2019. Published in the Klondike Sun November 27th 2019.

“The End of July” First Place, Hamilton Fringe Festival’s 24-Hour Playwrighting Competition. July 2016.