Kevin McIlvoy is an American writer and the former Editor in Chief of the acclaimed literary magazine Puerto del Sol. His novels include The Fifth Station (1987, 1989), Little Peg (1991), and Hyssop (1998, 1999). His short stories, collected in The Complete History of New Mexico (2005), have appeared in such nationally-acclaimed literary journals as The Southern Review,Ploughshares, TriQuarterly, Chelsea and The Paris Review. He retired as a Professor in the English Department at New Mexico State University and currently teaches the creative writing program at Warren Wilson College.