Kevin Power

Kevin Power (born 19 August 1981) is an Irish writer and academic. He currently teaches in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin.[1] He writes regularly for The Sunday Business Post.[2] His novel Bad Day in Blackrock was published by The Lilliput Press, Dublin, in 2008[3] and filmed in 2012 as What Richard Did.[4] In April 2009 Power received the 2008 Hennessy XO Emerging Fiction Award for his short story "The American Girl"[5] and was shortlisted for RTÉ's Francis MacManus short story award in 2007 for his piece entitled "Wilderness Gothic".[6] He is the winner of the 2009 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.[7]

Irish writer Kevin Power

Education

Power graduated from University College Dublin with a BA (2002), an MA (2003), and a PhD in American Literature in 2013.[8]

Bibliography

Bad Day in Blackrock (2010) White City (2021) The Written World (forthcoming, May 2022)

References
  1. "Dr. Kevin Power B.A., M.A. (UCD)Assistant Professor - Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre - Trinity College Dublin".
  2. "Kevin Power | BusinessPost.ie". businesspost.ie. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. "The Lilliput Press". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  4. PM, Michael Lavery-23 October 2012 04:00. "Movie based on Annabel's killing is sold across world". Herald.ie.
  5. "Rules for Hennessy X.O Literary Awards". Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  6. "Listen to 'Wilderness Gothic'". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010.
  7. "Press Release - Communications Office - Trinity College Dublin". Archived from the original on 16 October 2009.
  8. Kevin Power Academic Staff, Trinity College Dublin.

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