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Craig Lancaster

Craig Lancaster is a novelist and playwright who lives in Billings, Montana. He is the author of 10 novels, including his most recent, Northward Dreams (2024). His work, largely set in the contemporary American West, has won two High Plains Book Awards (And It Will Be a Beautiful Life, in 2022, and 600 Hours of Edward, 2010) and assorted international, national, and regional writing awards and has been translated widely. His first full-length play, Straight On To Stardust, received a world premiere staging by Yellowstone Repertory Theatre in 2023.


Website: www.craig-lancaster.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorcraiglancaster


My Events

Craft Your Narrative

Saturday, October 19 11AM - 11:45AM

@ Utah Shakespeare Festival: Frehner Rehearsal Hall


Novelist, editor, and playwright Craig Lancaster shares how to tap into the writer hiding inside us.


Your Words at Center Stage

Saturday, October 19 1PM - 1:45PM

@ Utah Shakespeare Festival: Frehner Rehearsal Hall


Playwrights Craig Lancaster and John DiAntonio share their combined wisdom and experience in this discussion on bringing stories to the stage.


It’s the West—Forge Your Own Trail

Saturday, October 19 2PM - 2:45PM

@ Utah Shakespeare Festival: Frehner Rehearsal Hall


Novelists Craig Lancaster, Kase Johnstun, and Todd Petersen explore how the West shapes storytelling across multiple genres.

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