Flannery O’Connor, born in 1925 in Savannah, Georgia, is widely considered one of the most influential writers of midcentury American fiction. Her body of work explores the nature of evil and its grip upon the human heart through stories involving race, class, and culture in the agrarian South. O’Connor authored two novels, 31 short stories, and various essays and cultural commentaries. Never a sentimentalist, she confronted the great moral questions of our time with a unique Southern Gothic approach.
Learn more about O’Connor:
Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery O’Connor
American Masters: Flannery, winner of the first Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film.
The Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities at Georgia College and State University: The O’Connor Institute, the public arts and humanities center of Georgia College & State University, supports Flannery O’Connor scholarship, nourishes writing and the creative arts, and engages community members with the arts and humanities. In doing so, we recognize with Flannery O’Connor that the artist’s “aim is still communication, and communication suggests talking within a community.”
The Flannery O’Connor Society, which encourages the study and teaching of Flannery O’Connor’s work by sharing news from O’Connor Scholars around the world and convening panels, roundtables, and symposia at academic conferences.