A. L. Kennedy | |
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Born | Alison Louise Kennedy 22 October 1965 Dundee, Scotland |
Occupation | Writer, academic, comedian |
Nationality | Scots |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Education | University of Warwick |
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Alison Louise Kennedy (born 22 October 1965) is a Scots writer, academic and stand-up comedian. She writes novels, short stories and non-fiction, and is known for her dark tone and her blending of realism and fantasy. She contributes columns and reviews to European newspapers. [1]
Kennedy was born in Dundee to Edwardene Mildred, a teacher, and Robert Alan Kennedy, a psychology lecturer. Her parents divorced when she was 13. She attended the fee-paying High School of Dundee and went on to study for a BA Hons in Theatre Studies and Dramatic Arts at the University of Warwick. [2] [3] [4]
From 1987 to 1989,[ citation needed ] Kennedy was a community arts worker for Clydebank District Council. She then went on to a role as writer-in-residence for Hamilton and East Kilbride Social Work Department from 1989 to 1991. Her work there won a special Social Work Today Award in 1990. From 1989 to 1995 she worked on Project Ability, a Glasgow-based visual arts organisation. In 1995 she was a part-time lecturer at the University of Copenhagen. [4] [5]
In 2009, she donated the short story Vanish to Oxfam's Ox-Tales project, four collections of stories written by 38 authors. Her story was published in the "Air" collection. [6] In 2016, her novel Serious Sweet was long-listed for the Booker Prize.
In December 2019, along with 42 other leading cultural figures, she signed a letter endorsing the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership in the 2019 general election. The letter stated that "Labour's election manifesto under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership offers a transformative plan that prioritises the needs of people and the planet over private profit and the vested interests of a few." [7] [8]
In 2020 she began contributing a column on her views of Brexit to the German daily paper Süddeutsche Zeitung . [9] [10] [11] [12]
Kennedy currently lives in the Scottish Highlands, having moved from Wivenhoe [13] and has been an associate professor in Creative Writing at the University of Warwick [14] since 2007, having previously taught creative writing at the University of St Andrews from 2003 to 2007.
She has performed as a stand-up comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe and literary festivals. Her main comedy club has been The Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh. [15]
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