Ed Kavanagh
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Ed Kavanagh (b. 1954) is a Newfoundland and Labrador writer, musician, and teacher.
Ed Kavanagh grew up in Kilbride, Newfoundland, and studied English at Memorial University of Newfoundland, music at Carleton University, and English and creative writing at the University of New Brunswick. He has written four children's books, the Amanda Greenleaf series. In 2001 he published his first novel, The Confessions of Nipper Mooney, a coming-of-age story set in 1950s and 1960s Newfoundland. A harpist, he has released a CD of Newfoundland music performed on the celtic harp, as well as an album of children's music.
