Eva Crocker is a

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writer based in St. John's, whose debut short story collection ''Barrelling Forward'' was published in 2017. The daughter of writer Lisa Moore and

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academic Stephen Crocker, she was a child actor in her youth, appearing in Mary Lewis's 1998 short film ''

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''. Following the publication of ''Barrelling Forward'' she was named as a finalist for the 2017

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for

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writers, and the book was a nominee for the 2018

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for short fiction. Her first novel, ''All I Ask'', was published in 2020."47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020"

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, February 5, 2020. The novel was longlisted for the

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in 2020; Crocker was the first child of a prior Giller nominee to receive a nomination. It won the

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for 2020. It was also a finalist for the ReLit Award for fiction in 2021."38 books shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Awards"

, April 19, 2021.

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