Maura Hanrahan

Maura Hanrahan is the author, co-author, or editor of ten books in several genres, including creative nonfiction, history, etc. Her writing has won awards in Canada, Britain, and the U.S. She is a member of the Sip'kop Mi'kmaq Band. For about 14 years, she has been a self-employed consultant on Aboriginal issues and has worked mostly with Aboriginal organizations on health, education, land claims, and cultural survival issues. She lives in St. John's with her husband, the novelist Paul Butler....See more

Maura Hanrahan is the author, co-author, or editor of ten books in several genres, including creative nonfiction, history, etc. Her writing has won awards in Canada, Britain, and the U.S. She is a member of the Sip'kop Mi'kmaq Band. For about 14 years, she has been a self-employed consultant on Aboriginal issues and has worked mostly with Aboriginal organizations on health, education, land claims, and cultural survival issues. She lives in St. John's with her husband, the novelist Paul Butler. She has won several book awards including: 2007 Good Read Novel Competition: Honourable Distinction for SHEILAGH'S BRUSH (then an unpublished novel); 2005 History and Heritage Award for Tsunami: The Newfoundland Tidal Wave Disaster ; shortlisted, Rogers Cable Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Nonfiction for Tsunami: The Newfoundland Tidal Wave Disaster ; and shortlisted, History and Heritage Award for The Doryman . See less