Kevin Power
Kevin Power (born 1981)[1] is an Irish writer and academic. His novel Bad Day in Blackrock was published by The Lilliput Press in 2008 and filmed in 2012 as What Richard Did.[2] In April 2009 Power received the 2008 Hennessy XO Emerging Fiction Award for his short story "The American Girl"[3] and was shortlisted for RTÉ's Francis MacManus short story award in 2007 for his piece entitled "Wilderness Gothic".[4] He is the winner of the 2009 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.[5]
Education
Power graduated from University College Dublin with a BA (2002), an MA (2003), and a PhD in American Literature in 2013.[6]
Career
He currently teaches in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin.[7] He writes regularly for The Sunday Business Post.[8]
Publications
- Bad Day in Blackrock. Lilliput, 2010.[9]
- White City. Simon & Schuster, 2021.[10][11][12]
- The Written World: Essays & Reviews. Lilliput, 2022.[13][14]
Awards
- 2007: Shortlisted, RTÉ's Francis MacManus short story award in 2007 for his piece entitled "Wilderness Gothic"[4]
- 2009: Winner, 2008 Hennessy XO Emerging Fiction Award for his short story "The American Girl"[3]
- 2010: Winner, 2009 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature[5]
References
- ^ "Kevin Power". The Lilliput Press. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ PM, Michael Lavery-23 October 2012 04:00. "Movie based on Annabel's killing is sold across world". The Herald. Ireland.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Rules for Hennessy X.O Literary Awards". Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Listen to 'Wilderness Gothic'". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Press Release – Communications Office – Trinity College Dublin". Archived from the original on 16 October 2009.
- ^ Kevin Power Academic Staff, Trinity College Dublin.
- ^ "Dr. Kevin Power B.A., M.A. (UCD)Assistant Professor – Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre – Trinity College Dublin".
- ^ "Kevin Power | BusinessPost.ie". businesspost.ie. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ Review in The Sunday Business Post
- ^ O'Regan, Aoife (23 April 2021). "Reviewed: White City by Kevin Power". RTÉ.
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(help) - ^ Wright, Bert (8 November 2023). "White City by Kevin Power, review – social satire fires up again". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Carty, Pat. "Book Review: Kevin Power – White City". Hotpress. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "The Written World: Zingy, fun collection with a knack for the killer opening". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "The Written World: What's worth reading? this book, for starters". Irish Independent. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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