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Ed Kavanagh (born December 1954) is a Canadian writer residing in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland.[1] He is also a musician, theatre director, actor, and university lecturer.[2] His first novel, The confessions of Nipper Mooney, won the 2002 Newfoundland Book Award.[3][4]

Life

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Kavanagh was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital in December 1954[5] and grew up in Kilbride, Newfoundland. He received an B.A. (Hons) in English and a B.Ed. from the Memorial University of Newfoundland. He also received a B.A. in Music from Carleton University and a M.A. in English and Creative Writing from the University of New Brunswick.[2]

Kavanagh is a harpist and has released three CDs, including On Strings of Light: Christmas Melodies Performed on Celtic Harp, One Star Awake, and Weaving the Wind.[5] Kavanagh has taught creative writing through Memorial University and the University of New Brunswick. He was also a former president of the Writer's Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]

Works

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  • The Cat's Meow - The 'Longside Players Selected Plays: 1984-1989 (1990)
  • The Confessions of Nipper Mooney (2001)[6]
  • Amanda Greenleaf: The Complete Adventures (2004)[7]
  • Strays (2013)[5][8]

Awards

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  • 2002 Newfoundland Book Award for The Confessions of Nipper Mooney[4][3]
  • Finalist for the Winterset Award for The Confessions of Nipper Mooney[9]
  • Nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for The Confessions of Nipper Mooney[10][11]
  • Shortlisted for the Newfoundland Book Award for Fiction for Strays[12]
  • Shortlisted for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award for Strays[5][13]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Author Interview - Ed Kavanagh". Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2020-08-27.[permanent dead link]
  2. 1 2 "Ed Kavanagh, Authors at The 49th Shelf". 49th Shelf. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  3. 1 2 "Kavanagh, McNaughton win Newfoundland book awards". Quill and Quire. 2004-04-06. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  4. 1 2 "Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards - Past Recipients". Atlantic Book Awards. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "20 questions with Ed Kavanagh". The Telegram. 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  6. ↑ "A tale of abuse and enlightenment". The Globe and Mail. 2002-01-19. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  7. ↑ "Amanda Greenleaf". Flanker Press. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  8. ↑ "Strays". Breakwater Books. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  9. ↑ "BMO Winterset Award - Past Winners & Finalists". Winterset in Summer Festival. Retrieved 2020-08-27.[permanent dead link]
  10. ↑ "Six Canadians on IMPAC Award longlist". The Globe and Mail. 2002-11-02. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  11. ↑ "Canadian authors nominated for IMPAC". CBC News. 2002-11-07. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  12. ↑ "Read Something from The 2014 NL Book Award Shortlist This Long Weekend". The Overcast. 2014-04-17. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  13. ↑ "2014 East Coast Literary Awards finalists announced". Quill and Quire. 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
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