Kevin McIlvoy (1953-2022) was an American writer and the former Editor in Chief of the acclaimed literary magazine ''
Puerto del Sol
''Puerto del Sol'' is a non-profit literary magazine run by faculty and graduate students from the MFA program in Creative Writing evin McIlvoywrites about hard times in the mill towns of Middle America and how the decline of the steel industry affects three brothers.... His novels include ''A'' ''Waltz'' (1981), ''The Fifth Station'' (1987,
1989), ''Little Peg'' (1991), ''Hyssop'' (1998, 1999), ''At the Gate of All Wonder'' (2018), and ''One Kind Favor'' (2021.) His short stories, collected in ''The Complete History of New Mexico'' (2005) and ''57 Octaves Below Middle C'' (2017), have appeared in such nationally acclaimed literary journals as The Southern Review, Ploughshares, TriQuarterly, Chelsea and The Paris Review. He taught as a Regents Professor in the English Department at
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the state's tw ...
(1981-2008) and in the Creative Writing MFA program at
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College (WWC) is a private liberal arts college in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It is known for its curriculum that combines academics, work, and service as every student must complete a requisite course of study, work an on-campus ...