William Murray

Irish-American writer William Murray was born during the 1962 Century 21 Exposition—a Seattle World’s Fair baby. He is obsessed with the histories of Ireland and Seattle, and the place in them of his family, who came to Seattle in 1880 to work in the mines and railroads. Murray’s work includes pieces in Northern Ireland’s The Magpie of Kilcoo; the anthology Visually Uplifting; and the self-published chapbook se do bheatha bhaile (Welcome Home). He is currently working to become a seanchai, a traditional Gaelic storyteller, and on 99 Blocks, a ten-year study of Seattle’s Highway 99. Seeking to illustrate the past and speak truth to power, Murray is grateful to Hugo House, where he attends Works in Progress and takes classes.