Jim McEwen is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel Fearnoch was published in 2022.Jake Davies, "McEwen’s first book ode to Dunrobin". West Carleton Online, August 22, 2022.
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. 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.
Fearnoch, about the decline of a small Ottawa Valley farming town, was published by Breakwater Books.Cecily Ross, "In the Ottawa Valley: An energetic debut". Literary Review of Canada, April 2023. 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.
The book was a nominee for the ReLit Awards in 2023."ReLit Awards announce 2023 long shortlists". Quill & Quire, September 25, 2023.
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