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.
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”

Betty Buckley on Split | “The broken are more evolved”
Film

Betty Buckley on Split | “The broken are more evolved”

Alexandra Daddario: Baywatch babes, bouncing boobs and running in slow motion
Film

Alexandra Daddario: Baywatch babes, bouncing boobs and running in slow motion

Johnny Harris: “Jawbone is a love letter to a period in my life”
Film

Johnny Harris: “Jawbone is a love letter to a period in my life”

Ray Winstone: “I have a great smell when it comes to trust”
Film

Ray Winstone: “I have a great smell when it comes to trust”

Interview: Michael Smiley and Barry McGuigan – in conversation
Film

Interview: Michael Smiley and Barry McGuigan – in conversation

“Boxing is great discipline for young men”
Film

“Boxing is great discipline for young men”

Paul Weller: Why I picked Jawbone as my first film score
Film

Paul Weller: Why I picked Jawbone as my first film score

Disturbia in the U.K – ex-Big Issue vendor becomes horror author
News

Disturbia in the U.K – ex-Big Issue vendor becomes horror author