Curran was born in
Maine, and is based in Nova Scotia. He is married to fellow Nova Scotia writer
Sarah Faber, with whom he has two children. Both Curran and Faber were nominated for the
Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award at the
Atlantic Book Awards, Curran for his book
Blood Fable and Faber for her book
All Is Beauty Now. The award was ultimately won by Curran. Curran's book
Blood Fable was one of 20 titles in a
Canadian literature vending machine at the
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in 2018, as part of a program funded by the federal
Department of Canadian Heritage. In 2019, Curran taught a creative writing course at
Cape Breton University. ==Publications==