CRAIG LANCASTER | Novelist. Editor. Traveler in the World.
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An honest-to-goodness street sign
in Fort Worth, Texas, about 10 miles
from where Craig grew up.

About Craig Lancaster

PictureCraig before a library visit in Big Sky, Mont.
Craig was born in 1970 in Lakewood, Washington. Adopted at birth, he lived initially in Wyoming before moving to Texas at the age of three with his mother and his new stepfather. He attended public schools in North Richland Hills, Texas, and graduated from Richland High School, where he's now a member of the Hall of Fame.

After a circuitous and ultimately futile attempt at college, Craig embarked on a career as a newspaper journalist. He worked—mostly as an editor—in such states as Texas, Alaska (twice), Kentucky, Ohio, California (twice), Washington, and Montana. He wrote stories, edited copy, oversaw departments, spent a season covering the Oakland Raiders and, in general, had a whale of a time for nearly 25 years. In 2013, he left daily journalism to write full time. Nowadays, in addition to his own literary work, he works as an analyst/content specialist for a research firm, helps others reach their writing and publishing dreams through Lancarello Enterprises, and serves as the senior editor/design at Montana Quarterly, where he's also a frequent contributor.

​After a two-year sojourn in Maine, Craig has returned to his heart earth of Montana, where he lives with his wife, novelist Elisa Lorello, a dog named Fretless and a cat named Spatz.

You can read his Wikipedia entry here. 

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  • Home
  • About
  • Books
    • And It Will Be a Beautiful Life
    • 600 Hours of Edward
    • The Summer Son
    • The Art of Departure
    • Edward Adrift
    • The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter
    • This Is What I Want
    • Edward Unspooled
    • Julep Street
    • You, Me & Mr. Blue Sky
    • Dreaming Northward | Coming June 27, 2023
  • Contact
  • What's up with Craig?
  • Media
  • Appearances
  • For book clubs
  • Support bookstores
  • The Short Story Project
  • Newsletter Archive