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Biography

John M. Keller has worked in the English Department at Kingsborough since 2003. A novelist and screenwriter, he is interested in inspiring creativity and originality in the classroom, and his courses often involve explorations into the ways we use language, its structure, form and art. A veteran of Kingsborough’s dynamic learning communities, and a member of the ACE ESL founding group, he is happy to have had the pleasure to work closely with colleagues from a number of departments. His work with Kingsborough’s diverse student body is among his greatest joys.

Courses

ENG56: Fiction Writing
ENG60: Intro to Screenwriting
ENG40: Short Fiction
ESL101
ESL102
ESL1050

Education

Master of Fine Arts, Fiction Writing, City University of New York, Brooklyn College
Bachelor of Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia

Selected Publications and/or Other Resources

Fiction:

Johnny Allan (2019)
Abracadabrantesque (2015)
The Box and the Briefcase, the Moleque and the Old Man and the First Coming of the Second Son of God (2014)
Know Your Baker (2013)
A Bald Man With No Hair and Other Stories (2012)

Films:

Her Song (2026)
Brutta Figura (2023)
The White Stuff (2022)
I've Had Enough (2019)