Michael Crummey

Michael
Crummey

Michael Crummey is the author of four books of poetry and a book of short stories, Flesh and Blood. His first novel, River Thieves, was a finalist for the 2001 Giller Prize, and his next novel, The Wreckage, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. His novel Galore won the 2010 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Novel and was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Awards.

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Michael Crummey is the author of four books of poetry and a book of short stories, Flesh and Blood. His first novel, River Thieves, was a finalist for the 2001 Giller Prize, and his next novel, The Wreckage, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. His novel Galore won the 2010 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Novel and was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Awards.

Photo by Arielle Hogan

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