Amy Spurway is a Canadian writer from Nova Scotia, whose debut novel Crow was published in 2019.Brett Josef Grubisic, "Complex, capable comedy in Amy Spurway's debut novel". Toronto Star, March 21, 2019. The novel, a black comedy about a woman returning home to Cape Breton Island to reunite with her estranged family after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer,Sarah Laing, "Amy Spurway's debut is ridiculous - and ridiculously good". The Globe and Mail, April 13, 2019. was a shortlisted finalist for the 2020 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for HumourRyan Porter, "Shortlist announced for Stephen Leacock Medal". Quill & Quire, May 4, 2020. and the 2020 ReLit Award for fiction."38 books shortlisted for 2020 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 27, 2021.
Originally from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Spurway was educated at the University of New Brunswick and Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), and has also written for Today's Parent and the Toronto Star.Suzanne Rent, "Dartmouth author Amy Spurway debut novel Crow explores big questions about life". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, March 25, 2019. She currently lives in Dartmouth.
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