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.
This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’
Letter to my younger self

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’

Behind the scenes of Rankin’s historic portrait of King Charles for Big Issue
King Charles III

Behind the scenes of Rankin’s historic portrait of King Charles for Big Issue

‘The King slipped me a tenner’: King Charles buys copy of Big Issue with his portrait on the cover
King Charles III

‘The King slipped me a tenner’: King Charles buys copy of Big Issue with his portrait on the cover

Coronation Food Project: How King Charles plans to ‘tackle food waste and food need’
King Charles

Coronation Food Project: How King Charles plans to ‘tackle food waste and food need’

King Charles III appears on Big Issue magazine cover to launch food poverty project
World Exclusive

King Charles III appears on Big Issue magazine cover to launch food poverty project

The Mission: Inside John Chau’s doomed attempt to convert the tribes of North Sentinel Island
Film

The Mission: Inside John Chau’s doomed attempt to convert the tribes of North Sentinel Island

Homelessness is never a lifestyle choice: Big Issue’s reaction to Suella Braverman comments
Homelessness

Homelessness is never a lifestyle choice: Big Issue’s reaction to Suella Braverman comments

Children’s author Oliver Jeffers: ‘Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have’
Christmas Kids Cover Competition

Children’s author Oliver Jeffers: ‘Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have’

How Lonely Planet sparked a travel revolution: ‘It’s a good thing to go places’
The Future of Travel

How Lonely Planet sparked a travel revolution: ‘It’s a good thing to go places’

Life in the UK test: How many of us would pass the British citizenship test?
Steven MacKenzie

Life in the UK test: How many of us would pass the British citizenship test?

Ros Atkins and the art of explanation: ‘Understanding our world can feel difficult’
Interview

Ros Atkins and the art of explanation: ‘Understanding our world can feel difficult’

‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’
Interview

‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’