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Kevin Power

Kevin Power

Irish writer and academic (born 1981)

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]

Kevin Power

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

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

  1. [1]
    "Kevin Power". The Lilliput Press. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    PM, Michael Lavery-23 October 2012 04:00. "Movie based on Annabel's killing is sold across world". Herald.ie.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. [3]
    "Rules for Hennessy X.O Literary Awards". Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Listen to 'Wilderness Gothic'". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Press Release - Communications Office - Trinity College Dublin". Archived from the original on 16 October 2009.
  6. [6]
    Kevin Power Academic Staff, Trinity College Dublin.
  7. [7]
    "Dr. Kevin Power B.A., M.A. (UCD)Assistant Professor - Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre - Trinity College Dublin".
  8. [8]
    "Kevin Power | BusinessPost.ie". businesspost.ie. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  9. [9]
    Review in The Sunday Business Post
  10. [10]
    O'Regan, Aoife (23 April 2021). "Reviewed: White City by Kevin Power". RTE.
  11. [11]
    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.
  12. [12]
    Carty, Pat. "Book Review: Kevin Power - White City". Hotpress. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  13. [13]
    "The Written World: Zingy, fun collection with a knack for the killer opening". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  14. [14]
    "The Written World: What's worth reading? this book, for starters". Independent.ie. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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