Gary S. Crawford

GARY S. CRAWFORD

Jersey Shore native Gary S. Crawford is a local historian and award-winning author. He has published several articles on historical subjects, including the “Historical Vignettes” column in the Asbury Park Press and other local newspapers as well as several national magazines. Considered an authority on the Morro Castle ship disaster, he has published a companion book to his lecture series on the disaster, just one of many historical subjects he has been invited to speak on. He co-authored the Arcadia Images of America book on Bradley Beach NJ. He has also published many short stories in several contest anthologies, four of them winning awards (a first place, a third place, and two honorable mentions)

Crawford has also ventured into horror fantasy, with the publication of his fictional novels "Voices Over the Moon" and "Voice of a Hero" (both available at Amazon.com and BN.com) He enjoys the genre and has more novels in the works, some ready for publication.

He has delved into editing as well, on such works as the 39-story anthology "A Collection of Words from the Roundtable" by the Harriet May Savitz Writers of the Roundtable, and "Darkness Falls at the Jersey Shore" by the Jersey Shore Writers (both available at Amazon.com and BN.com), along with several short stories and manuscripts. An editor at a major publisher commented: “Finally! Someone who paid attention in English class.”

He has written and edited newsletters for several area non-profits and has handled publicity and public relations for them for over twenty years. He has researched the history of many local organizations and published their histories online and in print.

Gary belongs to several area creative organizations, including the Bradley Beach Writers Group, the Harriet May Savitz Writers of the Roundtable, the Bradley Beach Arts Association, and the Jersey Shore Writers. Other involvements include the American Legion, InfoAge Science Learning Center, and the NJ Museum of Transportation. He places over 800 American Flags on veterans’ graves in three local cemeteries each year in time for Memorial Day.

Gary has driven 18-wheelers, school buses, bulldozers, and steam locomotives. He has worked as director of live TV production and as a movie projectionist and stagehand. Gary operated a house painting business and sold building materials. He’s done a little bit of everything.

Crawford has a degree in business administration, minoring in creative writing. He lives at the Jersey Shore with his wife Dawn, their grown daughter Amy, and four grandchildren. Email: GSCauthor@gmail.com or web: http://www.crawsat.wix.com/garyscrawford or his blog: “Creative Bellyaching” at http://garyscrawford@blogspot.com