Eva Crocker is a Canadian writer based in St. John's, whose debut short story collection Barrelling Forward was published in 2017."'Sizzling debut' a portrait of millennial St. John's". Toronto Star, March 19, 2017.
The daughter of writer Lisa Moore and Memorial University of Newfoundland academic Stephen Crocker,"The joys and downfalls of being part of a writing family". Toronto Star, February 19, 2017. she was a child actor in her youth, appearing in Mary Lewis's 1998 short film When Ponds Freeze Over.
Following the publication of Barrelling Forward she was named as a finalist for the 2017 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ writers, and the book was a nominee for the 2018 ReLit Award for short fiction."43 books shortlisted for 2018 Relit Awards, as prize returns after 4-year hiatus". CBC Books, April 7, 2021.
Her first novel, All I Ask, was published in 2020."47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020". CBC Books, February 5, 2020. The novel was longlisted for the Giller Prize in 2020; Crocker was the first child of a prior Giller nominee to receive a nomination.Deborah Dundas, "Thomas King, Emma Donoghue make the 2020 Giller Longlist in a year marked by firsts". toronto Star, September 8, 2020. It won the Winterset Award for 2020. It was also a finalist for the ReLit Award for fiction in 2021."38 books shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 19, 2021.
In 2023, she published the novel Back in the Land of the Living.Sadie Graham, "Ditching St. John’s for Montreal, living millenial life post-COVID: this isn’t your typical coming-of-age novel". Toronto Star, August 18, 2023.
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