Background
She was born in Kingston and grew up in rural Saint Elizabeth.
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Christine Craig
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Craig received a Bachelor from the University of the West Indies. In 1970, she published her first work, Emanuel and His Parrot, a children"s book 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 Mint Tea.
She also researched, wrote and presented a series of stories on Jamaican history for children"s television She tutored English literature at the University of the West Indies and was adjunct professor at Barry University in Florida.
In 1989, she took part in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. She was editor in Miami for the The Jamaica Gleaner from 1990 to 1998.
Craig later moved to Fort Lauderdale.
