
Michael Crummey

Michael Crummey
Michael Crummey is author of the memoir Newfoundland: Journey into a Lost Nation; seven books of poetry, including Arguments with Gravity, winner of the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Poetry; and the short fiction collection Flesh and Blood. His first novel, River Thieves, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and his second novel, The Wreckage, was a finalist for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. His third novel, Galore, won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (Canada and the Caribbean) and was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award. His fourth novel, Sweetland, was also a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award. His most recent novel, The Innocents, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and the Governor General’s Literary Award. Michael Crummey lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Michael Crummey is published by Brick Books Knopf
Photo credit: Andrew McCormack.
Upcoming Events

October 26, 2020
at 5pm
TIFA Event
Brick Books 45th Anniversary Celebration
Tyler Pennock, Maureen Hynes, Barry Dempster, Irfan Ali, Jan Zwicky, John Steffler, Karen Solie, Michael Crummey, Alayna Munce, Don McKay, and Stan Dragland
October 26, 2020 at 5pm

September 29, 2022
at 5:30pm
Conversation
The Re-Read: Michael Crummey on Tomas Tranströmer
Michael Crummey and Catherine Graham
September 29, 2022 at 5:30pm

September 28, 2023
at 7pm
Conversation
Literary Kitchen Party – SOLD OUT
Michael Crummey
September 28, 2023 at 7pm

September 28, 2023
at 7pm
Conversation
Literary Kitchen Party – SOLD OUT
Michael Crummey
September 28, 2023 at 7pm

September 29, 2022
at 5:30pm
Conversation
The Re-Read: Michael Crummey on Tomas Tranströmer
Michael Crummey and Catherine Graham
September 29, 2022 at 5:30pm

October 26, 2020
at 5pm
TIFA Event
Brick Books 45th Anniversary Celebration
Tyler Pennock, Maureen Hynes, Barry Dempster, Irfan Ali, Jan Zwicky, John Steffler, Karen Solie, Michael Crummey, Alayna Munce, Don McKay, and Stan Dragland
October 26, 2020 at 5pm