We’d like to extend our congratulations to Ed Kavanagh, one of Newfoundland’s best artists, whose collection of short stories, Strays, has just been nominated for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. Kavanagh is a brilliant writer and an engaged, compassionate writer – as Jerry learned when he took a writing class from him several years ago. His children couldn’t get enough of Amanda Greenleaf when they were little, and we’ve all enjoyed his more recent work, like The Confessions of Nipper Mooney. We wish Ed best of luck, and thank him for all his many contributions to Newfoundland art and culture!