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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]
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]