Jim McEwen
Jim McEwen is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel Fearnoch was published in 2022.[1]
Born and raised in Dunrobin, Ontario, he spent a number of years living in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, as a master's student in the creative writing program at Memorial University of Newfoundland.[1] While there, he won the Cuffer Award and the Leaside Fiction Contest for local writers, and has had writing published in The Telegram and Riddle Fence.[1]
Fearnoch, about the decline of a small Ottawa Valley farming town, was published by Breakwater Books.[2] McEwen stated that the town of Fearnoch was based principally on his home community of Dunrobin, although he also added elements of the nearby communities of Carp and Constance Bay.[1]
The book was a nominee for the ReLit Awards in 2023.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Jake Davies, "McEwen’s first book ode to Dunrobin". West Carleton Online, August 22, 2022.
- ^ Cecily Ross, "In the Ottawa Valley: An energetic debut". Literary Review of Canada, April 2023.
- ^ "ReLit Awards announce 2023 long shortlists". Quill & Quire, September 25, 2023.
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