At a young age, Craig Noles fell in love with speculative fiction and its power to create worlds different from our own—places that provide an escape from reality while concurrently inviting us to reimagine the possibilities of our world. After growing up in Florida and British Columbia, Craig attended the University of Florida, where he received a B.A. in English and an M.Ed. in English Education. He later earned a B.A. in Spanish from Florida International University and is currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults at Hamline University.

Craig splits his writing time between three projects: a YA LGBTQ+ space fantasy, a YA political satire, and an adult novel told in the form of a true-crime podcast blending fantasy, science fiction, horror, and comedy. When Craig isn’t writing, he works in education. He has taught in Florida, China, and Minnesota and is currently the Director of Intervention at a Spanish immersion school in the Twin Cities metro area. He also teaches creative writing classes at the Loft.

In his free time, Craig enjoys reading, writing, lifting weights, camping, biking, and dancing.