Connor Burnham
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| Connor Burnham | |
| Pseudonym: | Patrick Valentine |
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| Born: | April 30, 1991 Durban, South Africa |
| Occupation: | poet, playwrite, screenwriter |
| Nationality: | American |
| Genres: | Poetry, short fiction, fiction |
Connor Burnham is an American writer known for his gritty, realistic look at drug addiction and violence, as well as first getting his work published at the young age of 14.
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[edit] Biography
Connor James Burnham was born on April 30, 1991 in Durban, South Africa to an Northern Irish father and South African mother, who were a teacher and lawyer, respectively. He moved from South Africa to Willimantic, Connecticut at the age of two, where he lived in a lower-middle class neighborhood. Six Years later, he moved to Chaplin, Connecticut. He attended an arts Magnet school and began writing short stories such as Velvet Candy and his award-winning poem Green Eyes. He is now completing a script based on his work, entitled Semi-Fiction, which is expected to be produced in late 2008.
[edit] Trivia
- Is of Irish and English ancestry (paternal), and Irish, Moroccan, and Cuban maternally.
- Currently writing a play called Jim Doesn't Live Here Anymore
[edit] See also
Semi-Fiction
[edit] External links
www.myspace.com/burnman7700
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| NAME | Burnham, Connor |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American poet, novelist, and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Durban, South Africa |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
