About

Bayveen O'Connell is a Dublin-based writer whose flash fiction and poems have most recently appeared in Ellipsis Zine, Virtual Zine Mag, Flash Fiction Day Flood and Pendemic. Her writing has also appeared in Underground Writers, Boyne Berries, Nilvx and others.

Her flash 'Alegria' was nominated for Best Microfiction awards 2019.

Bayveen has a strong connection to the North West and has been facilitating regular one day workshops in Dromahair, Co. Leitrim since 2018.

Bayveen is currently working on a historical novel set in WW2 Germany. 
Bayveen is inspired by dark, macabre ideas, mythology and voices silenced by history.
Check out Bayveen O'Connell's writing:

A non-fiction article about her great-grandfather and the Lusitania sinking
http://www.independent.ie/life/lusitania-going-down-with-the-ship-31153159.html


Flash fiction/ Short Stories

Castanets  https://virtualzinemag.com/v500-1/f/v5003

Alegria  http://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/alegria-joy-by-bayveen-oconnell.html

The Tutor  https://cabinetofheed.com/2019/04/30/the-tutor-bayveen-oconnell/

Love Cats  https://www.ellipsiszine.com/love-cats-by-bayveen-oconnell/

Grave Goods https://themolotovcocktail.com/vol-8/vol-8-issue-14/grave-goods/

Rusalka Awakened  http://nightingaleandsparrow.com/rusalka-awakened/

Rasputin's Gift  https://ravensintheattic.wixsite.com/website/post/rasputin-s-gift-by-bayveen-o-connell 


Creative Non Fiction
The Real Girl http://www.scum-mag.com/the-real-girl/

The Drug is the Love  https://formercactus.wordpress.com/2018/12/01/the-drug-is-the-love-bayveen-oconnell/

Poems

To Sylvia Love Ted  https://selenequarterly.com/2017/11/15/to-sylvia-love-ted-by-bayveen-oconnell/

Edible Epiphany  http://pendemic.ie/edible-epiphany-a-poem-by-bayveen-oconnell/

Contact:
bayveen.oconnell@gmail.com                  or             @bayveenwriter