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Irish writer and academic (born 1981)

Kevin Power

Kevin Power (born 1981) 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. In April 2009 Power received the 2008 Hennessy XO Emerging Fiction Award for his short story "The American Girl" and was shortlisted for RTÉ's Francis MacManus short story award in 2007 for his piece entitled "Wilderness Gothic". He is the winner of the 2009 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.

Education

Power graduated from University College Dublin with a BA (2002), an MA (2003), and a PhD in American Literature in 2013.

Career

He currently teaches in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin. He writes regularly for The Sunday Business Post.

Publications

Awards

  • 2007: Shortlisted, RTÉ's Francis MacManus short story award in 2007 for his piece entitled "Wilderness Gothic"
  • 2009: Winner, 2008 Hennessy XO Emerging Fiction Award for his short story "The American Girl"
  • 2010: Winner, 2009 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

References

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