Liam McIlvanney is a Scottish-born crime fiction writer and academic at the University of Otago in Otago, New Zealand, [1] and the inaugural holder of the Stuart Chair in Scottish studies at the university. [2] He is the son of William McIlvanney. [3] Notable students include author Majella Cullinane. [4]
In September 2025, McIlvanney was a guest on the Off the Shelf podcast as part of a feature on the McIlvanney Prize [5] .