Kenneth Steven
Home address:
Little Namia, Spoutwells, Dunkeld, PH8 0AZ, ScotlandTelephone:
01350 727 359Email:
info@kennethsteven.co.ukWebsite:
www.kennethsteven.co.ukBRAW network:
yesLL funded:
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Argyll PublishingBiography:
He's first and foremost a poet; seven of his collections have been published to date and a volume of selected poems is appearing at the end of 2009. A first collection of short stories will be launched in 2010. He's had several picture books published and two novels for 8-12s. He's also well known as a translator from the Scandinavian languages, particularly Norwegian. He's published a number of picture books and a first novel, The Santa Maria, for children, and three novels concerning the land comprise A Highland Trilogy.
About writer's work:
Almost all of my writing, whether poetry or prose, takes its inspiration from the land. It's this umbilical between people and the land - especially remote places - which has fascinated me from the beginning. Elements of history and local tradition, the Gaelic language, Celtic Christianity - all these and more are woven through my writing, often in order to ask questions of Scottish identity and culture today.
About writer's events and projects:
First and foremost, poetry readings - often undertaken in conjunction with musicians. Talks and workshops on the whole writing process, from beginners' sessions to masterclasses. Storytelling, readings and imagination workshops for all primary school classes; talks on writing and readings for small groups of upper senior school students. Intensive weeks in schools as writer in residence.
For ten years I co-led a writing retreat on Iona called Into Blue Silence; we had up to 16 participants on the course each spring. I'm now running my own course through the Columba Hotel on the island - Write from the Heart. Full details concerning course and costs are to be found on the hotel's website.
Language:
EnglishAge groups:
0-4, 5-8, 9-12, AdultsBooks written
It's time for Fergus the young otter to leave home. During his journey along the riverbank he meets all sorts of new creatures, both friend and foe -- a robin, a butterfly, some dogs who chase him ...
A collection of new poems about the natural world - both rural and urban - with underlying themes of responsibility for the world around us and wonder at creation. The poems are varied in style - ...
In the summer of 2008, Kenneth Steven moved house, leaving behind the small square of ground that had been his garden for many years: a place of solitude, contemplation, observance and simple ...
Illustrated by Jane Ray
10 stories from different cultures - from around the world and through the ages - which each highlight the importance of taking care of the world. These stories - from ...
A little bear cub explores the world with its mother and discovers many huge and wonderful things. But in answer to the question 'Is that the biggest thing in the world?' the answer is always 'no'. ...
Another adventure story from this successful children's author. Why Finn won't learn to swim is because of a big family secret. But by helping his friend Midge with his spelling, things get ...
This is an exciting story about a boy and a dragon set in China long ago. Chang and his father live in a small village. Chang's father is a kite maker and Chang spends long days helping him. In the ...
Widely known as a poet and writer for children, Kenneth Steven shows himself a master of the art of the short story. Always touching a spirtual dimension in a rabidly material world, he writes of ...
During the Church of Scotland's Year of the Child, we discovered that although children love the Lord's Prayer, they don't necessarily know what it means. Using sensitively crafted verses by Kenneth ...
A Tale of treasure form the Hebrides. A Hebridean boy lives with his grandfather. All his life he has heard whispers of a Spanish galleon that is supposed to have gone down off the island's coast ...
It is winter, and in the dark night snow is falling soft as petals. Woken by their mother, two young sea mice stand on their boat and gaze at a sky sparkling with falling stars. These stars are ...
A long time ago, before the first white man set foot in the New World, an Indian girl called Lalita awoke from a frightening dream. Her dream became reality as she watched her beloved trees being cut ...
This volume comprises Kenneth C. Steven's best-known wildlife and landscape poems to date, following on from his previous volume "Iona".
