Kevin Major (born September 12, 1949) is a Canadian author who lives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador with his wife. He writes for both young people and adults, including fiction, literary non-fiction, poetry, and plays.
Major was born and raised in Stephenville, Newfoundland. He later moved to St. John's where he attended Memorial University of Newfoundland. Before becoming a writer, he taught school in several parts of the province, including the Eastport Peninsula in Bonavista Bay.
- 1979 - Hold Fast - Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year Award
- 1979 - Hold Fast - Ruth Schwartz Award
- 1980 - Hold Fast - IBBY Honour List
- 1980 - Far from Shore - Young Adult Caucus, Canadian Young Adult Book Award
- 1990 - Blood Red Ochre - Geoffery Bilson Award Finalist
- 1992 - Eating Between the Lines - Ann Connor Brimer Award
- 1992 - Eating Between the Lines - Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award
- 1997 - The House of the Wooden Santas - Mr. Christie's Book Award
- 1998 - The House of the Wooden Santas - Ann Connor Brimer Award
- 2004 - Ann and Seamus - Geoffery Bilson Award Finalist
- 2019 - One for the Rock - Independent Publisher Book Awards Silver Medalist - Canada East - Best regional fiction