Mark Connor Writing Experience
- B.A. English, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, December 1991
- Freelance Journalist in Twin Cities market (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN) since 1997 with concentration on feature length articles ranging from political and social news to sports and business.
- Currently revising the rough draft of a novel and will eventually return to revising an original play for which a developmental workshop was produced by Trú Rúts Endeavors, a Twin Cities based arts organization, in April 2003.
Some publications that have featured writing by Mark Connor:
- The Ring Magazine
- Wrote the Ringside Report on the March 6, 1999 IBF Junior Flyweight title fight, Will Grigsby vs. Carmelo Caceres
Other boxing features published in—-
- MinnesotaBoxing.com (Narrative of assisting Raul Gracia’s corner at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, July 2006, )
- St. Paul Almanac (2007-2008, along with features on other St. Paul subjects)
- Pulse of the Twin Cities
- Asian Pages
- Public relations announcement for Grigsby’s Minneapolis title defense, March 1999, KMOJ Radio, Minneapolis
- Public Relations for Raúl Gracia’s short career, April 2005 through November 2006
Some publications not related to boxing include:
- Upsize Minnesota May 2005—September 2008, periodically published feature articles profiling Minnesota businesses, including cover article and another feature in September, 2008
- The Irish Gazette (Irish cultural and historical)
- Minnesota Monthly, August 2000
- Pulse of the Twin Cities (Metropolitan Weekly) and Southside Pride (neighborhood monthly), wrote regular feature articles, cover articles, and calendar announcements from July 1997 through September 2003
Journalistic Employment:
- Felien Publishing January through May, 2001 (Pulse of the Twin Cities/Southside Pride) Interim Assistant Managing editor of Pulse, a Minneapolis-based alternative weekly of politics, music, art and culture, and Interim Managing Editor of Southside Pride, a neighborhood monthly with three separate editions covering different sections of South Minneapolis
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