Steven MacKenzie
Steven MacKenzie
Steven has worked for The Big Issue for close to a decade, becoming Features Editor in 2016 and Deputy Editor in 2020. His articles focus on social issues and culture interviews. For the magazine he has spoken to a wide variety of celebrated figures ranging from Oscar-winning actors and directors, Olympic gold medallists, government ministers, multiple Nobel laureates (including the Dalai Lama) and several famous Davids, including Attenborough, Lynch and Hasselhoff. Steven has also reported on international news stories across five continents; from deep inside the Arctic Circle to the Korean demilitarised zone.
We meet Anthony Daniels: the man behind C-3PO
Film

We meet Anthony Daniels: the man behind C-3PO

How to have a fabulous Christmas with John Barrowman
TV

How to have a fabulous Christmas with John Barrowman

Dashaun Young feels the love every night playing Simba in The Lion King
Culture

Dashaun Young feels the love every night playing Simba in The Lion King

Anthony Daniels reckons he’s quite similar to Star Wars droid C-3PO
Film

Anthony Daniels reckons he’s quite similar to Star Wars droid C-3PO

Karen Gillan: “I wasn’t a wild child”
Film

Karen Gillan: “I wasn’t a wild child”

What HG Wells has to say about the shape of things to come
Music

What HG Wells has to say about the shape of things to come

Emilia Clarke: How can you get yourself together when you don’t have a home?
Film

Emilia Clarke: How can you get yourself together when you don’t have a home?

Henry Golding: Love, jeopardy and a bit of magic in Last Christmas
Film

Henry Golding: Love, jeopardy and a bit of magic in Last Christmas

Julian Clary can barely contain his excitement about our kids cover comp!
TV

Julian Clary can barely contain his excitement about our kids cover comp!

Emma Thompson says kindness and compassion are not just for Christmas
TV

Emma Thompson says kindness and compassion are not just for Christmas

‘We live our lives in a way that impoverishes the natural world’
Environment

‘We live our lives in a way that impoverishes the natural world’

How the Big Issue steered Tracy Beaker’s story
Books

How the Big Issue steered Tracy Beaker’s story