Caitlin Maura Hanrahan (born 1963) is a

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author and

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. Hanrahan is Board of Governors Research Chair and associate professor at

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and an adjunct professor with

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's Environmental Policy Institute. She is an acclaimed scholar and author of eleven books in several genres, including the Canadian best-seller ''Tsunami'', which tells the story of a 1929 natural catastrophe caused by

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. The book received the Heritage and History Award and was short-listed for the 2005

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for Non-fiction. ''Domino: The Eskimo Coast Disaster'', a work of creative non-fiction, tells the story of a devastating

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in 1885. Hanrahan has won a number of awards for writing, including ''

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'' newspaper's inaugural student travel writing competition, the Lawrence Jackson Award for Writing (administered by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council), and an Independent Press Award for her novel, ''Sheilagh’s Brush''. She is the 2015 recipient of the Canadian Coast Guard Polaris Award in recognition for her work in preserving the maritime culture of Newfoundland and Labrador. She is married to the novelist Paul Butler.

Bibliography

*''Through a Mirror Dimly: Essays on Newfoundland Society and Culture'' *''Uncertain Refuge: Lectures on Newfoundland Society and Culture'' (1993), *''A Veritable Scoff: Sources on Foodways and Nutrition in Newfoundland and Labrador'' (2001) (with Marg Ewtushik) *''A Faith that Challenges: The Life of Jim McSheffrey'' (2002) *''The Doryman'' (2003), *''Tsunami: The Newfoundland Tidal Wave Disaster'' (2004) *''Rogues and Heroes'' (2005) (co-authored with Paul Butler) *''Domino: The Eskimo Coast Disaster'' (2006) *''The Alphabet Fleet: The Pride of the Newfoundland Coastal Service'' (2007) *''Spirit and Dust: Meditations for Women with Depression'' (2009) *''Sheilagh's Brush'' (2010) *''Unchained Man: The Arctic Life and Times of Captain Robert Abram Bartlett''
Boulder Publications
(2018)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanrahan, Maura 1963 births Living people Writers from Newfoundland and Labrador Academic staff of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Canadian women academics