Craig Harrison (writer)

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Craig Harrison (born 1942 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a teacher, author and playwright, best known for the science fiction novel The Quiet Earth, first published in 1981 and later adapted as a screenplay for the film of the same name, directed by Geoff Murphy and released in 1985.

Other notable works include the novel Broken October, which explores a Māori rebellion in a future New Zealand. First published in 1976, the novel was later presented (although substantially changed) as the play Tomorrow Will Be A Lovely Day.

Harrison holds an MA from Leeds University, and moved to New Zealand in 1966 to join the faculty of Massey University. He now teaches courses on Art History and Film Studies.

He is an alumnus of Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley.

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Novels

• Broken October (1976)
• The Quiet Earth (1981)
• Days of Starlight (1988)
• Grievous Bodily (1991)
• White Lies (1994)

[edit] Plays

• Tomorrow Will Be a Lovely Day (1974)
• Ground Level (1974)
• The Whites of Their Eyes (1975)
• Perfect Strangers (1976)
• Hearts of Gold (1983)