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.
Judd Apatow on why The Big Sick is serious comedy
Film

Judd Apatow on why The Big Sick is serious comedy

Kenneth Branagh: “Working with Christopher Nolan was a masterclass”
Film

Kenneth Branagh: “Working with Christopher Nolan was a masterclass”

Cillian Murphy: “You are given the chance to create and fail”
Film

Cillian Murphy: “You are given the chance to create and fail”

Back to the beaches of Dunkirk
Film

Back to the beaches of Dunkirk

Fionn Whitehead: “Dunkirk set the mood for the rest of the war”
Film

Fionn Whitehead: “Dunkirk set the mood for the rest of the war”

Harry Styles interview: Dunkirk, power and politics
Film

Harry Styles interview: Dunkirk, power and politics

Would you buy a homeless person?
Housing

Would you buy a homeless person?

Mark Beaumont: Cycling around the world in 80 days
Culture

Mark Beaumont: Cycling around the world in 80 days

Harry Potter at 20: How the Boy Wizard put the world under his spell
Books

Harry Potter at 20: How the Boy Wizard put the world under his spell

Blind ex-Big Issue vendor to open second art exhibition in Glasgow
Art

Blind ex-Big Issue vendor to open second art exhibition in Glasgow

How Adele sent her love to libraries
Books

How Adele sent her love to libraries

Joe Wicks: “You don’t need a gym membership to be healthy”
Health

Joe Wicks: “You don’t need a gym membership to be healthy”