Kevin Fegan has written over 50 stage plays for a variety of theatre. He has written several plays and drama serials for BBC Radio 4, and worked as a storyline writer for Granada Television's Coronation St. He has also published 10 collections of poetry, and edited several anthologies. He is a regular performer of his own poetry.

Fegan has worked as a writer-in-residence in a variety of community and education environments, in particular prisons.