“I never intended to be a historical novelist,” says writer Michael Crummey. But with the publication of The Adversary, his sixth work of long-form fiction and the second in a row to be set in ...

Michael Crummey has won the Dublin Literary Award for his novel The Adversary. The Newfoundland writer will receive €100,000 (approximately $153,610 Cdn) as part of the prize, which is awarded ...

It likely has something to do with my surname and birth order, but I’ve always felt sympathy for Cain, the dutiful older child whose sacrifice was rejected by Yahweh, that tetchy deity, tipping the ...

MICHAEL Crummey’s tale of a dying fishing ‘outport’ in Canada will find an appreciative Scots audience, finds David Robinson According to Amazon, there are at least 1,678 books or editions of books ...

On days when doubt inevitably struck, when writing felt like pulling teeth, acclaimed Newfoundland novelist and poet Michael Crummey would yell out to his wife, “487!” Then, “493!” A few more words on ...

Settlers in Newfoundland of centuries past spoke English with words that have long since vanished in time — but are found again in Michael Crummey's latest novel, The Adversary. Words like "prinked up ...

St. John's-based writer Michael Crummey now has a bit more financial freedom for creativity, after being named the first-ever recipient of a $50,000 Writers' Trust ...

This interview originally aired on Sept. 21, 2019. The fiction of Michael Crummey has revolved around the rich history and heritage surrounding the place of his birth, Newfoundland and Labrador. His ...

The €100,000 (approx. $153,610 Cdn) prize annually recognizes the best work of fiction in English from anywhere in the world. This year, the prize celebrates its 30th year in operation. Crummey is ...

A brother and sister are orphaned in an isolated cove on Newfoundland's northern coastline. Their home is a stretch of rocky shore governed by the feral ocean, by a relentless pendulum of abundance ...