A. L. Kennedy

Alison Louise Kennedy (born October 22, 1965 in Dundee) is a Scottish writer of novels, short stories and non-fiction. She is known for a characteristically dark tone, a blending of realism and fantasy, and for her serious approach to her work. Alison Kennedy lives in Glasgow. She occasionally contributes columns and reviews to UK and European newspapers and writes essays for BBC radio. A. L. Kennedy is currently an Associate Professor in Creative Writing with University of Warwick, having previously taught creative writing at the University of St Andrews.

Kennedy performs as a stand-up comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe, comedy clubs and literary festivals. She is principally associated with The Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh. In 2007, she won a Lannan Literary Award, was awarded an honorary DLitt degree from the University of Glasgow, and her novel of that year "Day" was named Costa Book of the Year in the Costa Book Awards. [cite news|url=http://books.guardian.co.uk/costa2007/story/0,,2245282,00.html|title=Perfect Day for AL Kennedy as she takes Costa book prize|work=The Guardian|date=2008-01-23|accessdate=2008-01-23] In 2008 she won the Austrian State Prize for European Literature. [cite news|url=http://salzburg.orf.at/stories/295874/|title=Literatur-Staatspreis an Britin verliehen|work=ORF Salzburg (Austrian Broadcasting Company)|date=2008-07-27|accessdate=2008-07-27]

Works

Fiction

*"Night Geometry & the Garscadden Trains" (1990) ISBN 1-85799-066-8
*"Looking for the Possible Dance" (1993) ISBN 0-436-23321-5
*"Now That You're Back" (1994) ISBN 0-09-945711-3
*"So I Am Glad" (1995) ISBN 0-09-945721-0
*"Tea and Biscuits" (1996) ISBN 1-85799-757-3
* "Original Bliss" (1997) ISBN 0-224-04443-5
* "Everything You Need" (1999) ISBN 0-375-70747-6
*"Indelible Acts" (2002) ISBN 0-224-06259-X
* "Paradise" (2004) ISBN 1-4000-7945-4
* "Day" (April 5th, 2007) ISBN 978-0224077866

Non-fiction

*"Life & Death of Colonel Blimp" (1997) ISBN 0-85170-568-5
*"On Bullfighting" (1999) ISBN 0-224-06099-6

creenwriting

*"Stella Does Tricks" (1997)
*"Dice" (2001), with John Burnside

External links

* [http://www.a-l-kennedy.co.uk/ Author's official site]
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1838932,00.html "Comedy is my self-defence"] , "The Guardian", August 7, 2006
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,,2042048,00.html "You can call me AL"] , "The Observer", 25 March 2007
* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,23229-2295891,00.html "Everybody knows I’m miserable now"] , "The Times", 6 August 2006
* [http://living.scotsman.com/books.cfm?id=1067392006 "Having a crack at comedy"] , "The Scotsman", 23 July 2006
* [http://openlettersmonthly.com/issue/january-tail-gunner/ A review] of "Day" at Open Letters Monthly
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