Eva Crocker

Eva Crocker is a Canadian writer based in St. John's, whose debut short story collection Barrelling Forward was published in 2017.[1]

Eva Crocker
BornSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Genrefiction

The daughter of writer Lisa Moore and Memorial University of Newfoundland academic Stephen Crocker,[2] she was named as a finalist for the 2017 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ writers.[3]

She was a child actor in her youth, appearing in Mary Lewis's 1998 short film When Ponds Freeze Over.

Her first novel, All I Ask, was published in 2020.[4] The novel was longlisted for the Giller Prize in 2020; Crocker was the first child of a prior Giller nominee to receive a nomination.[5]

References
  1. "'Sizzling debut' a portrait of millennial St. John's". Toronto Star, March 19, 2017.
  2. "The joys and downfalls of being part of a writing family". Toronto Star, February 19, 2017.
  3. "Kai Cheng Thom, Eva Crocker and Ali Blythe nominated for LGBTQ Emerging Writers Prize". CBC Books, May 17, 2017.
  4. "47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020". CBC Books, February 5, 2020.
  5. Deborah Dundas, "Thomas King, Emma Donoghue make the 2020 Giller Longlist in a year marked by firsts". toronto Star, September 8, 2020.


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