Writing · Novel · Writer · Creator
Born Oct 22, 1965 · Dundee, Scotland, UK
Active 1997–present · Awards: John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Austrian State Prize for European Literature, Heinrich Heine Prize, Ehrenpreis des österreichischen Buchhandels für Toleranz in Denken und Handeln, Somerset Maugham Award
Alison Louise Kennedy is a Scottish writer, academic and stand-up comedian. She writes novels, short stories and non-fiction and is known for her dark tone, blending of realism and fantasy, and for her serious approach to her work.