Kevin Power Explained

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

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kevin Power . 2023-11-08 . The Lilliput Press.
  2. Web site: Movie based on Annabel's killing is sold across world. Michael Lavery-23 October 2012 04:00. PM. The Herald. Ireland.
  3. Web site: Rules for Hennessy X.O Literary Awards . 3 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101020215610/http://www.tribune.ie/arts/books/article/2009/jun/28/rules-hennessey-irish-literary-awards/. 20 October 2010. dead.
  4. Web site: Listen to 'Wilderness Gothic'. https://web.archive.org/web/20100413101138/http://www.rte.ie/radio1/francismacmanus/1202625.html. dead. . 13 April 2010.
  5. Web site: Press Release – Communications Office – Trinity College Dublin . https://web.archive.org/web/20091016010350/http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/pressreleases/pressRelease.php?headerID=1298&pressReleaseArchive=2010. dead. 16 October 2009.
  6. https://www.tcd.ie/OWC/staff/academic-staff/kevin-power.php Kevin Power
  7. Web site: Dr. Kevin Power B.A., M.A. (UCD)Assistant Professor – Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre – Trinity College Dublin .
  8. Web site: Kevin Power | BusinessPost.ie. businesspost.ie. 7 December 2017. 12 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412043718/https://www.businesspost.ie/author/kevinpower. dead.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20100828103605/http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/10/26/story36907.asp Review in The Sunday Business Post
  10. O'Regan . Aoife . 2021-04-23 . Reviewed: White City by Kevin Power . RTÉ.
  11. News: Wright . Bert . 2023-11-08 . White City by Kevin Power, review – social satire fires up again. 2023-11-08 . 0140-0460. The Times.
  12. Web site: Carty . Pat . Book Review: Kevin Power – White City . 2023-11-08 . Hotpress.
  13. Web site: The Written World: Zingy, fun collection with a knack for the killer opening . 2023-11-08 . The Irish Times.
  14. Web site: 2022-05-14 . The Written World: What’s worth reading? this book, for starters . 2023-11-08 . Irish Independent.

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