Ed Kavanagh

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

Life Kavanagh was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital in December 1954 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. Amanda Greenleaf: The Complete Adventures (2004) Strays (2013)

Awards

2002 Newfoundland Book Award for The Confessions of Nipper Mooney Nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for The Confessions of Nipper Mooney Shortlisted for the Newfoundland Book Award for Fiction for Strays Shortlisted for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award for Strays