Contact: rodneym@hawaii.edu
Office hours:Wednesdays & Fridays, 2-3 p. m. and by appointment
Born and raised on the island of O'ahu.
Publications
Rodney Morales is the author of two novels,
For a Song (2016), and
When the Shark Bites, (2002), and a short story collection,
The Speed of Darkness (1988). He is also the editor of a collection of essays, poetry and art titled
Ho‘i Ho‘i Hou: a tribute to George Helm and Kimo Mitchell (1984). His stories have been published in numerous journals, and anthologized in
Rereading America (Bedford-St. Martins, 1992) and
Growing Up Puerto Rican (William Morrow, 1997).
Areas of Interest
Contemporary fiction, the detective novel, film noir, the literatures of Hawai'i and the Pacific, creative nonfiction, and songwriting.
Awards
College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature Excellence in Teaching Award (2006)
Elliot Cades Award for Literature (2005)
Two-time Grand Prize winner of the Honolulu Magazine Fiction Contest (1987, 1994)
Education
BA, MA, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Courses
