Craig Francis Power is a

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writer and artist from St. John's,

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.Joan Sullivan
"Perilous world depicted in ‘Skeet Love’"
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'', August 26, 2017. His debut novel, ''

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'', won the Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador's Fresh Fish Award in 2007, and the

Percy Janes First Novel Award The Percy Janes First Novel Award is a Canadian literary award, presented through the provincial government's annual Arts and Letters Competition to an unpublished manuscript by a first-time novelist from Newfoundland and Labrador. The award is name ...

for unpublished manuscripts in 2008. It was published in 2010, was short-listed for the BMO Winterset Award that year, and won the

ReLit Award The ReLit Awards are Canadian literary prizes awarded annually to book-length works in the novel, short-story and poetry categories."Three indie writers honoured by ReLit Awards". ''The Globe and Mail'', July 19, 2007. Founded in 2000 by Newfoundla ...

for Fiction in 2011. His second novel, '' The Hope'', was published in 2016, and was again a ReLit Award finalist. His third novel, '' Skeet Love'', followed in 2017. In 2018 he served as a judge for the

Governor General's Award for English-language fiction The Governor General's Award for English-language fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a fiction book written in English.folk art Folk art covers all forms of visual art made in the context of folk culture. Definitions vary, but generally the objects have practical utility of some kind, rather than being exclusively decorative art, decorative. The makers of folk art a ...

forms, such as hooked rug art."Craig Francis Power Puts Bad-Boy Spin on Folk Art"
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'', February 4, 2013. In 2008, he was nominated for the

Sobey Art Award The Sobey Art Award is Canada's largest prize for young Canadian artists. It is named after Canadian businessperson and art collector Frank H. Sobey, who established The Sobey Art Foundation. It is an annual prize given to an artist 40 and under wh ...

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