Gavin McCrea is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, Mrs Engels (2015) and The Sisters Mao (2021), both published by Scribe. His articles have appeared in The Paris Review, The Guardian, The Irish Times, Catapult, and LitHub.
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Gavin McCrea
Biography
Awards
- Longlisted for the 2015 Guardian First Book Award
- Shortlisted for the 2015 Green Carnation Prize
- Shortlisted for the 2016 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
- Shortlisted for the 2016 Desmond Elliott Prize
- Shortlisted for the 2016 Historical Writers Association
- Shortlisted for the 2023 The Polari Prize
