Christine Craig (born 24 June 1943) is a Jamaican writer living in Florida, United States.[1][2] She has published collections of poetry and short stories, as well as children's fiction and several non-fiction works.[3]
Christine Craig | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 24, 1943 |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies |
| Occupation | Writer |
Biography
editChristine Craig was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in rural Saint Elizabeth. She received a BA from the University of the West Indies.[1] In 1970, she published her first work, Emanuel and His Parrot, a children's book.[4] She began publishing poetry in the late 1970s and published her first poetry collection, Quadrille for Tigers, in 1984. In 1993, Craig published a collection of short stories entitled Mint Tea.[1] She also researched, wrote and presented a series of stories on Jamaican history for children's television.[4]
Craig tutored English literature at the University of the West Indies and was adjunct professor at Barry University in Florida.[2] In 1989, she took part in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. She was editor in Miami for The Jamaica Gleaner from 1990 to 1998.[2] She later moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[3]
Selected works
edit- Emanuel and His Parrot (Oxford University Press, 1970)
- Emanuel Goes to Market, children's fiction (Oxford University Press, 1971)
- Sunday in the lane
- Quadrille for Tigers, poetry (Mina Press, 1984)
- The Bird Gang, children's fiction (Heinemann Caribbean, 1990)
- Guyana at the Crossroads, non-fiction (University of Miami, 1992), with Denis Watson
- Jamaica's National Report to the World Conference on the Environment (1992), co-editor
- Mint Tea and Other Stories (Heinemann, 1993, ISBN 978-0435989323)
- Poems All Things Bright & Quadrille for Tigers (Peepal Tree Press, 2010, ISBN 978-1845231729)
References
edit- ^ a b c Elaine Salvory (Fido) (2004). "Craig, Christine (1943– )". In Benson, Eugene; Conolly, L. W. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. Routledge. pp. 276–77. ISBN 1134468482.
- ^ a b c "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Christine Craig". Peepal Tree Press.
- ^ a b Biographical note, Craig, Christine (1993). Mint Tea and Other Stories. Heinemann. ISBN 9780435989323.
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