Patricia Craig (born 1940s [1] [a]) is a writer, anthologist and literary critic from Northern Ireland, living in Antrim, County Antrim.
She was born in Belfast to Nora (née Brady) and Andy Craig [7] and attended St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls [8] before studying at the Belfast School of Art and then at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London (where she obtained a Diploma in Art & Design, Hons.). She returned to Northern Ireland in 1999. [7] She is married to the Welsh artist Jeffrey Morgan. [7]
In the late 1960s, Craig was at Notre Dame Convent School in Battersea, working as an art mistress, but longed to have a literary career. [1] Since then, she has written memoirs, edited several anthologies and written articles for newspapers. [9] In London she began to collaborate with Mary Cadogan, editing several books on children's literature. Their first book, You’re a Brick Angela!, became a classic. [10]
On her return to Northern Ireland, she began to write books with an Irish theme. One of the first was a biography of Brian Moore which was described by the critic Seamus Deane as 'a crisp and intelligent account of a man and a writer for whom Craig's clean and incisive approach seems perfectly appropriate'. [11] Perhaps her most popular book was the memoir Asking for Trouble (1987) which details her schooldays, culminating in her expulsion from school. [8]
She was Honorary Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast where she was appointed to the Board of the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry. [12] [9]
Patricia Craig (born 1940s [1] [a]) is a writer, anthologist and literary critic from Northern Ireland, living in Antrim, County Antrim.
She was born in Belfast to Nora (née Brady) and Andy Craig [7] and attended St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls [8] before studying at the Belfast School of Art and then at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London (where she obtained a Diploma in Art & Design, Hons.). She returned to Northern Ireland in 1999. [7] She is married to the Welsh artist Jeffrey Morgan. [7]
In the late 1960s, Craig was at Notre Dame Convent School in Battersea, working as an art mistress, but longed to have a literary career. [1] Since then, she has written memoirs, edited several anthologies and written articles for newspapers. [9] In London she began to collaborate with Mary Cadogan, editing several books on children's literature. Their first book, You’re a Brick Angela!, became a classic. [10]
On her return to Northern Ireland, she began to write books with an Irish theme. One of the first was a biography of Brian Moore which was described by the critic Seamus Deane as 'a crisp and intelligent account of a man and a writer for whom Craig's clean and incisive approach seems perfectly appropriate'. [11] Perhaps her most popular book was the memoir Asking for Trouble (1987) which details her schooldays, culminating in her expulsion from school. [8]
She was Honorary Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast where she was appointed to the Board of the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry. [12] [9]