Anne Louise O’Connell
BIOGRAPHY
An author, developmental book editor and partner publisher, Anne can be found working on her latest novel, mentoring other authors, publishing books or leading writing workshops. Anne’s first book, @Home in Dubai – Getting Connected Online and on the Ground, was traditionally published in the UK by Summertime Publishing (2011) and re-released by Springtime Books. Her first novel, Mental Pause launched on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2013, and won an Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY). Her next novel, Deep Deceit, launched March 8, 2015 and is the first in a planned series called Deep Mysteries. Deep Freeze is scheduled for release March 2025. While living as an expat in Dubai and then Thailand, she was a content creator and a regular contributor to the Wall St. Journal Expat Blog and Global Living Magazine. In 2015, she also published a collection of expat and travel stories called Swimming with the Elephants and Other Adventures. Upon her return to Canada in 2016, after 23 years of expat life, she established OC Publishing in Halifax, NS.
An author, developmental book editor and partner publisher, Anne can be found working on her latest novel, mentoring other authors, publishing books or leading writing workshops. Anne’s first book, @Home in Dubai – Getting Connected Online and on the Ground, was traditionally published in the UK by Summertime Publishing (2011) and re-released by Springtime Books. Her first novel, Mental Pause launched on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2013, and won an Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY). Her next novel, Deep Deceit, launched March 8, 2015 and is the first in a planned series called Deep Mysteries. Deep Freeze is scheduled for release March 2025. While living as an expat in Dubai and then Thailand, she was a content creator and a regular contributor to the Wall St. Journal Expat Blog and Global Living Magazine. In 2015, she also published a collection of expat and travel stories called Swimming with the Elephants and Other Adventures. Upon her return to Canada in 2016, after 23 years of expat life, she established OC Publishing in Halifax, NS.
PUBLICATIONS
@Home in Dubai (2011) – non-fiction
Mental Pause (2013) – fiction/mystery
Deep Deceit (2015) – fiction/mystery
Swimming with Elephants and Other Adventures (2015) – anthology of travel/expat living stories
Global Living Magazine – Expats Giving Back – a 3-part feature series (2013)
Global Living Magazine – Healthy Living the Expat Way – a 3-part feature series (2014)
Global Living Magazine – various features – Beach Clubs on Phuket, Island Hopping for a Day, Cape Yamu (2012-2014)
Wall St. Journal – How to Make a Transition Abroad Easier on the Kids (2015)
Wall St. Journal – Looking for a Job Abroad? Expats who Found Work Tell All (2015)
Wall St. Journal – Midnight Phone Calls: On Expats Living Far from Aging Parents (2015)
Wall St. Journal – In Music, Expat Teens in Thailand Find a Home Away From Home (2015)
AWARDSIndependent Publisher Magazine (IPPY) for Mental Pause – bronze for best adult fiction
