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Thomas Palakeel
Office: 395 Bradley Hall
Phone: (309) 677-2477
E-mail: tjp@hilltop.bradley.edu
Dr. Thomas Palakeel joined the English Department in 1993 after receiving his Ph. D. in British Literature at the University of North Dakota. A native of India, Dr. Palakeel studied British and American Literatures at the University of Kerala, and received an MFA in creative writing from Eastern Washington University. Here at Bradley, he teaches fiction, screenwriting, exposition, British and Asian literature.
Dr. Palakeel is a bilingual writer in English and Malayalam. His work has appeared in Manoa, Journal of Modern Literature, SPAN, Asiaweek, Dharma World, Arab News, Far Eastern Economic Review, Short Story International, North Dakota Quarterly, Yatra, Gurukulam, and the Christian Science Monitor.His current research and writing interests include postcolonial writing, lyric poetry, drama, Malayalam language, and creative nonfiction. Dr. Palakeel is the coordinator of Ballowe Personal Essay Competition, and he regularly serves as a judge in the various contests sponsored by the department and by the community.