Kevin MacNeil is a Scottish novelist, poet, screenwriter, lyricist and playwright. He was born and raised on the

Isle of Lewis The Isle of Lewis ( gd, Eilean Leòdhais) or simply Lewis ( gd, Leòdhas, ) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. The two parts are frequently referred to as ...

in the

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Artistic collaborations

MacNeil collaborated with Hebridean musician Willie Campbell in 2011 to release the music album, ''Kevin MacNeil and Willie Campbell Are Visible From Space'' (An Lanntair).

Teaching and fellowships

MacNeil has undertaken teaching posts and writing residencies in Sweden (Uppsala University), Bavaria (Villa Concordia), Shetland, the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

, and

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. He has held the Hawthornden Fellowship and was Inaugural Recipient of the Iain Crichton Smith Bilingual Writing Fellowship. He has been a judge for the Highland Book Prize, the Wigtown Poetry Prize and the Scottish Book Trust New Writers' Award. He is a remote mentor and on-site residential short course tutor for

Moniack Mhor Moniack Mhor is a creative writing centre in Scotland. Based in the Scottish Highlands, Moniack Mhor is fourteen miles from Inverness. The centre is a registered charity and is supported by Creative Scotland. History The centre has given reside ...

Writers' Centre. In 2017 he began a post at the

University of Stirling The University of Stirling (, gd, Oilthigh Shruighlea (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built w ...

, where he works as a tutor and supervisor for both undergraduate and postgraduate Creative Writing degree programs.

Awards

* Tivoli Europa Giovani International Poetry Prize

Author bibliography

* Poetry Collection: ''Love and Zen in the Outer Hebrides'' (Canongate, 1998) * Collection: ''Be Wise, Be Otherwise'' (Canongate, 2001) * Novel: ''The Stornoway Way'' (Hamish Hamilton, 2005) * Play: ''The Callanish Stoned'' (produced by Theatre Hebrides, 2006) * Novel: ''A Method Actor's Guide to Jekyll and Hyde' (Polygon, 2011) * Play: ''Sweetness'' (Adaptation of work by

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, produced by Dogstar Theatre, touring Scotland in 2011) * Novel: ''The Brilliant & Forever'' (2016, Polygon) * Screenplay: ''Hamish'' (2016), * Collection: ''The Diary of Archie the Alpaca'' (2017, Polygon) * Play: ''The Stornoway Way'' (Produced by Dogstar Theatre, touring Scotland in 2019)

Editor bibliography

* Multicultural Poetry and Photography Anthology: ''Wish I Was Here'' (Pocketbooks, 2000) * Story Anthology: ''The Red Door: The Collected English Stories of Iain Crichton Smith 1949-76'' (Birlinn, 2002) * Story Anthology: ''The Black Halo: The Collected English Stories of Iain Crichton Smith 1977-98'' (Birlinn, Edinburgh 2002) * Poetry Anthology: ''These Islands, We Sing'' (Polygon, 2011) * Poetry and Essay Anthology: ''Struileag: Shore to Shore - Poems and Essays on the Gaelic Diaspora'' (Polygon, 2015) * Anthology: ''Robert Louis Stevenson: An Anthology Selected by Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares'' (Polygon, 2017)

Personal life

MacNeil is a speaker of Scottish Gaelic, a keen cyclist and a practicing Buddhist, with interests in Scottish and Japanese culture and literature. He owns a rescue greyhound named Molly.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Macneil, Kevin Scottish novelists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Scottish dramatists and playwrights Academics of the University of Edinburgh Date of birth unknown