Maura Hanrahan

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Maura Hanrahan (born 1963) is a Canadian author.

She is the author of the national bestseller^{[citation needed]}, Tsunami, which tells the story of a 1929 tidal wave in Newfoundland. The book received the Heritage and History Award and was short-listed for the 2005 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Non-fiction. Domino: The Eskimo Coast Disaster, a work of creative non-fiction titled, tells the story of a devastating hurricane in Labrador in 1885.

Hanrahan has won a number of awards for writing, including The Independent newspaper's inaugural student travel writing competition, the Lawrence Jackson Award for Writing (administered by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council).

Hanrahan is also an independent anthropologist who works with indigenous peoples' organizations in several Canadian provinces and at the national level.

She is married to the novelist Paul Butler.

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Through a Mirror Dimly: Essays on Newfoundland Society and Culture
Uncertain Refuge: Lectures on Newfoundland Society and Culture (1993), ISBN 1-55081-087-1
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), ISBN 1-894463-40-4
Tsunami: The Newfoundland Tidal Wave Disaster (2004) ISBN 189463633
Rogues and Heroes (2005) (co-authored with Paul Butler)
Domino: The Eskimo Coast Disaster (2006)